pomposity
Origin of pomposity
1- Also pomp·ous·ness [pom-puhs-nis] /ˈpɒm pəs nɪs/ (for defs. 1, 2).
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How to use pomposity in a sentence
Boys and girls are, for all their high spirits, creatures of infinite solemnities and pomposities.
Dangerous Ages | Rose MacaulayYou will provide it that he does not measure his voice against the big-drum thumping of the best-selling pomposities of the hour.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling | Upton SinclairIn Great Britain public pomposities take up the strain and deliver large vague, foolish discourses on our intellectual decline.
Mankind in the Making | H. G. WellsThe empty pomposities of Spontini mingle with the loftiest conceptions.
Musicians of To-Day | Romain Rolland
British Dictionary definitions for pomposity
/ (pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ) /
vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance
the quality of being pompous
ostentatiously lofty style, language, etc
a pompous action, remark, etc
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