POMPOSITY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word pomposity. (close relations)
pompousness
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| ostentation | nounn | |||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||||||
| pretentiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| arrogance | nounn | |||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||
| boastfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||
| conceit | nounn | |||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things • a witty or ingenious turn of phrase • an artistic device or effect • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride | ||||||
| grandiosity | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| haughtiness | nounn | |||||
noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||||||
| self-importance | nounn | |||||
noun • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | ||||||
| snobbery | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of condescending to those of lower social status | ||||||
| superiority | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being superior • the quality of being at a competitive advantage • displaying a sense of being better than others • the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits | ||||||
| vanity | nounn | |||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • the quality of being valueless or futile • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup | ||||||
| ostentatiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pompousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| bombast | nounn | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| inflation | nounn | |||||
noun • a general and progressive increase in prices • (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the act of filling something with air | ||||||
| puffiness | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| splashiness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
