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pompous
pom·pous P0435800 (pŏm′pəs)adj.1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.2. Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.3. Archaic Characterized by pomp or stately display: a pompous occasion.
[Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pompōsus, from Latin pompa, pomp; see pomp.]
pom·pos′i·ty (-pŏs′ĭ-tē), pom′pous·ness (-pəs-nĭs) n.pom′pous·ly adv.pompous (ˈpɒmpəs) adj1. exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important2. ostentatiously lofty in style: a pompous speech. 3. rare characterized by ceremonial pomp or splendour ˈpompously adv ˈpompousness npomp•ous (ˈpɒm pəs)
adj. 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech. 3. characterized by pomp or stately splendor. [1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin pompōsus] pomp′ous•ly, adv. syn: See grandiose. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pompous - puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweekoverblown, grandiloquent, pontifical, portentouspretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" | | 2. | pompous - characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately displayceremonious |
pompousadjective1. self-important, affected, arrogant, pretentious, bloated, grandiose, imperious, showy, overbearing, ostentatious, puffed up, portentous, magisterial, supercilious, pontifical, vainglorious What a pompous little man he is.
self-important simple, natural, modest, humble, unaffected, unpretentious, self-effacing2. grandiloquent, high-flown, inflated, windy, overblown, turgid, bombastic, boastful, flatulent, arty-farty (informal), fustian, orotund, magniloquent She winced at his pompous phraseology.
grandiloquent direct, simple, succinct, plain-spokenpompousadjectiveCharacterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, hoity-toity, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.Informal: highfalutin.Translationspomp (pomp) noun solemn stateliness and magnificence, eg at a ceremonial occasion. The Queen arrived with great pomp and ceremony. (典禮的)盛況，壯麗 （典礼的）盛况，壮丽 ˈpompous adjective too grand in manner or speech. The headmaster is inclined to be a bit pompous. 自負的，誇大的，華而不實的 自负的，夸大的，华而不实的 ˈpompously adverb 自負地，傲慢地 自负地，傲慢地 ˈpompousness noun 自負(浮誇) 自负（浮夸） pomˈposity (-ˈpo-) noun 浮誇 浮夸
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Synonyms for pompousadj self-importantSynonyms- self-important
- affected
- arrogant
- pretentious
- bloated
- grandiose
- imperious
- showy
- overbearing
- ostentatious
- puffed up
- portentous
- magisterial
- supercilious
- pontifical
- vainglorious
Antonyms- simple
- natural
- modest
- humble
- unaffected
- unpretentious
- self-effacing
adj grandiloquentSynonyms- grandiloquent
- high-flown
- inflated
- windy
- overblown
- turgid
- bombastic
- boastful
- flatulent
- arty-farty
- fustian
- orotund
- magniloquent
Antonyms- direct
- simple
- succinct
- plain-spoken
Synonyms for pompousadj characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importanceSynonyms- grandiose
- hoity-toity
- pretentious
- puffed-up
- puffy
- self-important
- highfalutin
Synonyms for pompousadj puffed up with vanitySynonyms- overblown
- grandiloquent
- pontifical
- portentous
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