pompous

Letters that make pompous

s, o, p, m, u are letters that make 'pompous'

Words within pompous

pomp, PO, MP, US, Po, pom are words within 'pompous'


2 possible definitions for 'pompous'

Pompous as "characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display"

Under this definition, pompous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ceremonious has the same meaning as pompous

Derivatives of pompous

eclat, pomp are derivatives of 'pompous'.

Pertain to pompous

ceremony, pomp, eclat pertain to 'pompous'.


Pompous as "puffed up with vanity"

Under this definition, pompous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overblown, portentous, pontifical, grandiloquent have the same meaning as 'pompous'

Derivatives of pompous

ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, pomp, ostentation, inflation, gaudery are derivatives of 'pompous'.

Similar to pompous

pretentious is similar to pompous.

Example of pompous used within this context

"a grandiloquent and boastful manner", "overblown oratory", "a pompous speech", "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek



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