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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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   What is a pompous person?

   • 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." Today we associate the adjective pompous with self-important jerks. But it's actually derived from the Old French pompeux, which meant “stately."

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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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   • 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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   The meaning of POMPOUS is excessively elevated or ornate. How to use pompous in a sentence.

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   Pompous means too serious and full of importance, or feeling or showing that you think you are better or more important than other people. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.

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   Pompous means behaving or speaking in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. It can also describe a grand and elaborate building or ceremony. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin.

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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."

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    Pompous means exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important, or full of high-sounding phrases. Find the origin, usage, and translations of pompous in various languages and dictionaries.