pomposoadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/pɒmˈpəʊzəʊ/,

/pɒmˈpəʊsəʊ/, U.S.

/pɑmˈpoʊsoʊ/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian pomposo.

Etymology: < Italian pomposo (adjective) ostentatious (a1327), ceremonious, with splendour (a1508), (of a piece of music) to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner (1826), (noun) proud or self-important person (a1348), (adverb) in a stately or ceremonious manner (1743 or earlier as a musical direction) < post-classical Latin pomposus (see pompous adj. and adv.).

A. adv. Music.

As a musical direction: in a stately or ceremonious manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression

grave1683

cantabile1724

maestoso1724

staccato1724

legato1740

soavemente1740

tenuto1762

amoroso?1765

spiritoso1767

pomposo1786

scherzando1786

strepitoso1801

grazioso1806

mesto1806

risoluto1817

tripsomely1819

alla marcia1823

energico1824

flautando1825

giocoso1828

grandioso1829

religioso1829

largamente1837

marcato1840

flautato1842

leggiero1851

tranquillo1854

appassionato1857

lamentoso1876

misterioso1876

parlando1876

pesante1876

scherzandissimo1876

affettuoso1879

arioso1879

quasi parlato1908

martellato1928

agitato1944

soave1959

1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Pomposo, a word implying that the movement to which it is prefixed is to be performed in a grand and dignified style.

1804 C. Dibdin Harmonic Preceptor iii. 123 Grand and noble is meant by the term maestoso, And, indeed, the same meaning we give to pomposo.

1812 G. Daniel R—y—l Stripes 13 Lord M—i—a sung in high soprano, Her ladyship in soft piano, His H—ss roar'd a note pomposo.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 364/1 Pomposamente, pomposo..pompously.

1959 Collins Mus. Encycl. 508/2 Pomposo, in a pompous manner.

1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 29 Mar. (Calendar section) 54 ‘What does it say here? Allegro pomposo? You know what means pomposo?’ He sings the accompaniment with an inflated bounce to illustrate the point.

B. n.

1. An affected or self-important person.Pomposo was the name given by Charles Churchill to his depiction of Samuel Johnson in his satirical poem ‘The Ghost’ (1762); Il Pomposo was also a nickname of the journalist Henry Reeve (1813–95).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person

puffball1763

pomposo1806

panjandrum1825

Lord Muck1858

stuffed shirt1913

blimp1935

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. viii. 201 [She would become] duchess of Delaware, if old Pomposo would exit.

1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar iv. iii. 131 I have heard that this pomposo, this braggart, is a Yankee trick too; that he has the front of a lion, the liver of the chicken.

1930 New Statesman 15 Nov. 176/1 Their satyrs, pomposos, and ninnies..became the delight of future generations.

1992 W. F. Buckley WindFall i. 17 The book's sheer joy lies in her hour-by-hour outwitting of the young pomposo.

2. Music. A movement, musical passage, etc., to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner; a piece of music marked pomposo.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way

concerto grosso1724

legatoa1757

ad libitum1759

larghetto1760

moderato1762

bravura1787

pomposo1807

tutti1816

spiritoso1829

alla capella1859

alla marcia1860

passage work1865

retrogression1869

largamente1878

religioso1888

grandioso1914

animato1924

pesante1932

precipitato1955

1807 C. I. M. Dibdin Mirth & Metre 227 At chaunting a grand pomposo, My master so great was he; Allegro and amoroso, He sung all with merry glee.

1911 Times 16 Oct. 11/3 The Pomposo of the Overture..was a little trying to them as a start.

1954 W. Walton Let. 18 June in M. Kennedy Portrait of Walton (1989) 176 The quintet bits of ‘pomposo’ which presumably is not for orch. alone but mixed up with a few Heil Hitlers etc.

2004 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 20 Feb. 23 A tour de force for organists capable of such flashy cadenza work, fearsome pedal passages and the dramatic pomposo that opens the work.

C. adj.

1. Music. Of a piece, passage, etc.: played pomposo; stately, dignified.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way

alla breve1782

grandioso1787

larghetto1815

spiritoso1824

pomposoa1845

appassionato1869

animato1874

bravuraish1879

alla marcia1880

tutti1884

largamente1893

precipitato1965

a1845 T. Hood Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 79 One of those ‘pomposo’ marches He lov'd to make.., Partly for war, and partly for diversion.

1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 845/2 Pomposo,..grand and dignified.

1916 A. E. Hull Great Russ. Tone-poet xi. 176 The principal subject of the Allegro (second movement) appearing together with the Pomposo one in the Coda.

1988 Newsday (Nexis) 20 Aug. ii. 9 It only takes Wagner one pomposo chord to admit us to the world of ‘Die Meistersinger’.

2. gen. Affected, pompous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective]

pompousc1375

buggish1536

biga1568

bug1567

braving1600

large1608

farceda1616

budge1637

bulky1672

fastuose1674

portentous1805

highfalutin1839

heavy1849

portentious1859

ventose1867

falutin1921

pound-noteish1936

pomposo1960

stuffed-shirted1977

1960 ‘A. Bridge’ Numbered Acct. 220 Don't be so pomposo, Colin—really you bore me.

1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 4 Jan. 10 I don't want to sound pomposo but I do think this is one of the most interesting..jobs one could do at the moment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pomposo
释义	pomposoadv.n.adj. Brit. /pɒmˈpəʊzəʊ/, /pɒmˈpəʊsəʊ/, U.S. /pɑmˈpoʊsoʊ/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian pomposo. Etymology: < Italian pomposo (adjective) ostentatious (a1327), ceremonious, with splendour (a1508), (of a piece of music) to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner (1826), (noun) proud or self-important person (a1348), (adverb) in a stately or ceremonious manner (1743 or earlier as a musical direction) < post-classical Latin pomposus (see pompous adj. and adv.). A. adv. Music. As a musical direction: in a stately or ceremonious manner. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [adverb] > for other expression grave1683 cantabile1724 maestoso1724 staccato1724 legato1740 soavemente1740 tenuto1762 amoroso?1765 spiritoso1767 pomposo1786 scherzando1786 strepitoso1801 grazioso1806 mesto1806 risoluto1817 tripsomely1819 alla marcia1823 energico1824 flautando1825 giocoso1828 grandioso1829 religioso1829 largamente1837 marcato1840 flautato1842 leggiero1851 tranquillo1854 appassionato1857 lamentoso1876 misterioso1876 parlando1876 pesante1876 scherzandissimo1876 affettuoso1879 arioso1879 quasi parlato1908 martellato1928 agitato1944 soave1959 1786 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music Pomposo, a word implying that the movement to which it is prefixed is to be performed in a grand and dignified style. 1804 C. Dibdin Harmonic Preceptor iii. 123 Grand and noble is meant by the term maestoso, And, indeed, the same meaning we give to pomposo. 1812 G. Daniel R—y—l Stripes 13 Lord M—i—a sung in high soprano, Her ladyship in soft piano, His H—ss roar'd a note pomposo. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 364/1 Pomposamente, pomposo..pompously. 1959 Collins Mus. Encycl. 508/2 Pomposo, in a pompous manner. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 29 Mar. (Calendar section) 54 ‘What does it say here? Allegro pomposo? You know what means pomposo?’ He sings the accompaniment with an inflated bounce to illustrate the point. B. n. 1. An affected or self-important person.Pomposo was the name given by Charles Churchill to his depiction of Samuel Johnson in his satirical poem ‘The Ghost’ (1762); Il Pomposo was also a nickname of the journalist Henry Reeve (1813–95). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [noun] > person puffball1763 pomposo1806 panjandrum1825 Lord Muck1858 stuffed shirt1913 blimp1935 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London I. viii. 201 [She would become] duchess of Delaware, if old Pomposo would exit. 1876 B. Harte Two Men of Sandy Bar iv. iii. 131 I have heard that this pomposo, this braggart, is a Yankee trick too; that he has the front of a lion, the liver of the chicken. 1930 New Statesman 15 Nov. 176/1 Their satyrs, pomposos, and ninnies..became the delight of future generations. 1992 W. F. Buckley WindFall i. 17 The book's sheer joy lies in her hour-by-hour outwitting of the young pomposo. 2. Music. A movement, musical passage, etc., to be played in a stately or ceremonious manner; a piece of music marked pomposo. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage executed in specific way concerto grosso1724 legatoa1757 ad libitum1759 larghetto1760 moderato1762 bravura1787 pomposo1807 tutti1816 spiritoso1829 alla capella1859 alla marcia1860 passage work1865 retrogression1869 largamente1878 religioso1888 grandioso1914 animato1924 pesante1932 precipitato1955 1807 C. I. M. Dibdin Mirth & Metre 227 At chaunting a grand pomposo, My master so great was he; Allegro and amoroso, He sung all with merry glee. 1911 Times 16 Oct. 11/3 The Pomposo of the Overture..was a little trying to them as a start. 1954 W. Walton Let. 18 June in M. Kennedy Portrait of Walton (1989) 176 The quintet bits of ‘pomposo’ which presumably is not for orch. alone but mixed up with a few Heil Hitlers etc. 2004 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 20 Feb. 23 A tour de force for organists capable of such flashy cadenza work, fearsome pedal passages and the dramatic pomposo that opens the work. C. adj. 1. Music. Of a piece, passage, etc.: played pomposo; stately, dignified. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [adjective] > passage executed in specific way alla breve1782 grandioso1787 larghetto1815 spiritoso1824 pomposoa1845 appassionato1869 animato1874 bravuraish1879 alla marcia1880 tutti1884 largamente1893 precipitato1965 a1845 T. Hood Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 79 One of those ‘pomposo’ marches He lov'd to make.., Partly for war, and partly for diversion. 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 845/2 Pomposo,..grand and dignified. 1916 A. E. Hull Great Russ. Tone-poet xi. 176 The principal subject of the Allegro (second movement) appearing together with the Pomposo one in the Coda. 1988 Newsday (Nexis) 20 Aug. ii. 9 It only takes Wagner one pomposo chord to admit us to the world of ‘Die Meistersinger’. 2. gen. Affected, pompous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pomposity > [adjective] pompousc1375 buggish1536 biga1568 bug1567 braving1600 large1608 farceda1616 budge1637 bulky1672 fastuose1674 portentous1805 highfalutin1839 heavy1849 portentious1859 ventose1867 falutin1921 pound-noteish1936 pomposo1960 stuffed-shirted1977 1960 ‘A. Bridge’ Numbered Acct. 220 Don't be so pomposo, Colin—really you bore me. 1993 Evening Standard (Nexis) 4 Jan. 10 I don't want to sound pomposo but I do think this is one of the most interesting..jobs one could do at the moment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.adj.1786
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