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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Pompous conduct or character; pompousness; ostentation.
  2. n. Synonyms Pompousness may be used in a good sense; pomposity always expresses something objectionable. See pomp and pompous.

Wiktionary

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

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Examples

  • “In my defense, may I remind you that the labels on the post are pimpin 'pomposity

    Duke Chautauqua Series

  • “Labels: pimpin ', pomposity posted by Mungowitz @ 3/25/2009 03: 12: 00 PM”

    Duke Chautauqua Series

  • “Labels: people and places, pimpin ', pomposity posted by Mungowitz @ 3/12/2009 08: 43: 00 PM”

    Lou Dobbs Likes "Indoctrinate U"

  • “And in the case of Barack Obama, pomposity can also be a code word for race.”

    Stephen C. Rose: Obama's Achilles Heel: The Pomposity Perception

  • “Snide remarks laced with pomposity is not appreciated by most, nor is sarcasm punctuated by right/wrong posturing; therefore, I will just try and share my limited information as best I can and if you wish to comment, it will be welcomed.”

    Living in Mexico

  • “However, pomposity, which is often confused with eloquence, almost always gets in the way of clarity ...”

    Obama Grilled By Iowa Voters Over Pakistan Comments

  • “I think of his profound irreverence, his constitutional opposition to any kind of pomposity or pretentiousness and irreverence and an opposition that, as far as I could tell, were part of the fiber of his person.”

    Luc Ferrari 1929-2005

  • “Then he cleared his throat, with the pomposity which is inseparable with most men from the act of reading aloud.”

    The Firm of Girdlestone

  • “Edited to add; Apologies for the "pomposity" remark.”

    Army Rumour Service

  • “Morrissey asked if we could even "imagine" Russia showing this kind of pomposity under Bush's leadership.”

    Political Animal

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