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   pompous

   /ˈpɒmpəs/

   adjective

   • 1. affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important: "a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything" Similar self-importantimperiousoverbearingdomineeringmagisterialpontificalsententiousgrandioseaffectedstiffpretentiouspuffed uparrogantvainhaughtyproudconceitedegotisticsuperciliouscondescendingpatronizinginformal:snootyuppityuppishbombastichigh-soundinghigh-flownloftyturgidgrandiloquentmagniloquentornateoverblownoverripeinflatedrhetoricaloratoricaldeclamatorysonorousportentouspedanticboastfulboastingbraggingbraggartFalstaffianinformal:highfalutinwindyrare:fustianeuphuisticorotundOpposite modesthumbleself-effacing
   • 2. characterized by pomp or splendour: archaic "processions and other pompous shows"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur’, from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pompously adverb
   • 2. pompousness noun

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of POMPOUS is excessively elevated or ornate. How to use pompous in a sentence.

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   What does Pomposo mean?

   • pomposo, ostentoso… pomposo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! POMPOUS definition: 1. too serious and full of importance: 2. too serious and full of importance: 3. feeling or…. Learn more.

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   How do you describe a pompous person?

   • 1. If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. [disapproval] [...] 2. A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate. [...] • self-important, affected, arrogant, pretentious [...]

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   What is a pompous speech?

   • a pompous speech. an impressive and pompous funeral. rare. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English word from Late Latin word pompōsus. See pomp, -ous

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   What does the term 'pomposity' mean?

   • The term 'pomposity' comes from the Late Latin word 'pomposus', which means 'stately' or 'pompous'. The objectionable sense of 'ostentatious display' is from the 1610s in English; earlier, in French, it was referred to as 'pomposité'.

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   What is a pompous building?

   • 2 adj A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate. The service was grand without being pompous. n. buttocks, butt, ass. n. a pompous self-important official or person of rank [...] Helping millions of people and large organizations communicate more efficiently and precisely in all languages.

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     POMPOUS meaning: 1. too serious and full of importance: 2....

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     POMPOUS translate: 妄自尊大的，自以為是的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     POMPOUS translate: 妄自尊大的，自以为是的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Pompous: Arabic Translation

     POMPOUS translate: مُتغَطرِس / مُتفاخِر. Learn more in the...

   • Pompous: Catalan Translation

     pompous translate: pompós, vanitós. Learn more in the...

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   Pompous definition: characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance. See examples of POMPOUS used in a sentence.

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   Synonyms for POMPOUS: arrogant, cavalier, superior, supercilious, high-and-mighty, pretentious, haughty, bumptious; Antonyms of POMPOUS: humble, modest, lowly ...

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   A pompous person is arrogant or conceited. He'll walk into a party with an inflated ego, ready to tell anyone who will listen that "I'm kind of a big deal."