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1. (n.) pomposity
the quality of being pompous.
2. pomposity
pompous flaunting of importance.
3. pomposity
an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language or behavior.
Etymology: (1400–50; < LL)
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1. (noun) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
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1. (noun) pomposity
the quality or state of being pompous; pompousness
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Sense: too grand in manner or speech
The headmaster is inclined to be a bit pompous.
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 Afrikaans: verwaandheid |
 Arabic: تَفْخيم، تَفاصُح |
 Bulgarian: великолепие |
 Brazilian: exibicionismo |
 Czech: nabubřelost |
 German: der Prunk |
 Danish: opblæsthed |
 Greek: στόμφος |
 Spanish: pomposidad |
 Estonian: ülespuhutus |
 Farsi: فخرفروشی |
 Finnish: mahtipontisuus |
 French: suffisance, emphase |
 Hebrew: הִתהַדרוּת, שַחֲצָנוּת |
 Hindi: आडम्बर |
 Croatian: raskošnost |
 Hungarian: nagyképűsködés |
 Indonesian: kesombongan |
 Icelandic: merkilegheit |
 Italian: pomposità |
 Japanese: 尊大 |
 Korean: 거만함 |
 Lithuanian: pompastiškumas, pasipūtim |
 Latvian: pompozitāte; (ārišķīgs) s |
 Malay: kebongkakan |
 Dutch: gewichtigdoenerij |
 Norwegian: innbilskhet, svulstighet |
 Polish: pompatyczność |
 Persian: غرور، فخر |
 Pashto: فخر، غرور |
 Portuguese: exibicionismo |
 Romanian: pompozitate; emfază |
 Russian: помпезность |
 Slovak: pompéznosť |
 Slovenian: domišljavost |
 Serbian: pompeznost |
 Swedish: uppblåsthet |
 Thai: การโอ้อวด |
 Turkish: çalım satma; görkemlilik |
 Taiwanese: 浮誇 |
 Ukrainian: пихатість; помпезність |
 Urdu: شان و شکوہ |
 Vietnamese: vẻ hoa lệ |
 Chinese: 浮夸 |
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