pomposity n : lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, inflation]

English

Noun

1. The quality of being pompous; self-importance.

   "He shows great pomposity, the pretentious windbag."

   "Your pomposity never ceases to astound me! Go do something unpleasant with a deer!"

Synonyms

• bombast, ostentatiousness

Related terms

• pompous

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