pomposity

English

Noun

pomposity (plural pomposities)

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

   With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.

Synonyms

• bombast, ostentatiousness
• pompousness (less common)

Related terms

• pompous

Translations

quality

• Finnish: pompöösiys, mahtipontisuus (fi), suurellisuus (fi)
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• Irish: mórchúis f