Pompousness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being pompous. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity wordnet

Synonyms

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pomposityaffectationarrogancebad tastebarbarismbig talk

Etymology

From pompous + -ness.

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