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pompousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness |
| Type of | inelegance |
| Derivation | pompous |
Examples of pompousness
pompousness
Even architects of the very lowest ranks, such as I, are not immune to bouts of pompousness.
From the theatlantic.com
Must be confident in projecting superciliousness and pompousness.
From the guardian.co.uk
I am fed up with his general pompousness and what he did to Tony.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Harry Groener gives his actor Richard the slight pompousness he needs and his priest Henry Garnet a thoughtfulness.
From the dailynews.com
Then to have the pompousness that goes with it?
From the usatoday.com
Not to get back at the rich but just to relieve them from of the burden of pompousness that informs there every thought.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bolt's display of pompousness and poor gamesmanship was embarrassing to watch and so contrary to the true spirit of the Olympic games.
From the delawareonline.com
Their marriage ceremonies are unostentatious and shorn of all pompousness, in which neither the bride nor the groom wear any jewellery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Virtually every page yields some startling sample of the food world's self-congratulation, its pompousness, its pretension, its sheer wrongheadedness.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Ostentation: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- The quality of being pompous
