pomposity
11pomposity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pretension] Syn. presumption, conceit, overconfidence; see arrogance . 2. [Grandiloquence] Syn. balderdash, pretension, bombast; see nonsense 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Boastful self importance or display:… …
12pomposity — pom·pos·i·ty || pÉ‘m pÉ‘sÉ™tɪ /pÉ’m pÉ’ n. arrogance, conceit; haughtiness, snootiness; pride, pretentiousness …
13pomposity — n. Boastfulness, boasting, pretension, ostentation, pompousness, parade …
14pomposity — n 1. pompousness, haughtiness, hauteur, arrogance, self importance, pontification, Inf. stuffiness; pretension, pretentiousness, affectation, airs, attitudinizing, posing, Inf. highfalutin ways; vainglory, vanity, pride, foppery, dandyism,… …
15pomposity — pom·pos·i·ty …
16pomposity — See: pompous …
17pomposity — pom•pos•i•ty [[t]pɒmˈpɒs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being pompous 2) pompous flaunting of importance 3) an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language or behavior Also, pomp′ous•ness [[t] pəs nɪs[/t]] (for… …
18pomposity — /pɒmˈpɒsəti/ (say pom posuhtee) noun (plural pomposities) 1. the quality of being pompous. 2. pompous parade of dignity or importance. 3. ostentatious loftiness of language, style, behaviour, etc. {Middle English, from Medieval Latin pompōsitas} …
19pomposity — noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pompousness, ↑pretentiousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation • …
20Pomposities — Pomposity Pom*pos i*ty, n.; pl. {Pomposities}. The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
