pompousness

Definition of pompousness in English English dictionary: {n} affected greatness; {i} arrogance, conceit; haughtiness, snootiness; pride, pretentiousness; The quality of being pompous
pompous: Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important
pompous: marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner
pompous: {a} spendid, grand, affected, proud
Pompous: pompatic
pompous: disapproval If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. + pompously pomp·ous·ly Robin said pompously that he had an important business appointment
pompous: Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style
pompous: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
pompous: Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession
pompous: {s} pretentious, arrogant; conceited, overly proud, haughty
pompous: A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate. The service was grand without being pompous. someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval