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Lack of elegance as a consequence of pomposity
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pompousness
Word definitions for pompousness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pompous \Pomp"ous\, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See Pomp .] Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style. ``Pompous in high ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation , ostentatiousness , pomposity , pretentiousness , splashiness , inflation ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being pompous
Usage examples of pompousness.
Some are noted for their baroqueness, others for pompousness, a few for trappings and festoons.