Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Pompous — Pomp ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pompous — index dictatorial, flatulent, formal, fustian, grandiose, inflated (bombastic), inflated (vain) … Law dictionary
pompous — [adj] arrogant, egotistic affected, bloated, boastful, bombastic, conceited, flatulent, flaunting, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high and mighty*, highfaluting*, high flown*, imperious, important, inflated, magisterial, magniloquent … New thesaurus
pompous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ affectedly grand, solemn, or self important. DERIVATIVES pomposity noun pompously adverb … English terms dictionary
pompous — [päm′pəs] adj. [ME < MFr pompeus < LL pomposus < L pompa: see POMP] 1. Archaic full of pomp; stately 2. characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self important pompously adv. pompousness n … English World dictionary
pompous — [[t]pɒ̱mpəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (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… … English dictionary
pompous — pom|pous [ˈpɔmpəs US ˈpa:m ] adj someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words used to show disapproval ▪ He seems rather pompous. ▪ the book s pompous style >pompously adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pompous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. excessively elevated or ornate < pompous rhetoric > 2. having or exhibiting self importance ; arrogant < a pompous politician > 3. relating to or suggestive of pomp ; magnificent • pompously … New Collegiate Dictionary
pompous — pompously, adv. /pom peuhs/, adj. 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high flown: a pompous speech. 3. characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence … Universalium
pompous — pom|pous [ pampəs ] adjective someone who is pompous thinks they are very important and speaks or behaves in a very serious and formal way. This word shows you do not like people like this: He s a pompous old windbag who loves the sound of his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
