Dictionary
pomposity
noun pom·pos·i·ty \päm-ˈpä-sə-tē\
plural pom·pos·i·ties
Definition of POMPOSITY
1
: pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
2
: a pompous gesture, habit, or act
ADVERTISEMENT
First Known Use of POMPOSITY
1620
Related to POMPOSITY
- Synonyms
- assumption, bumptiousness, consequence, haughtiness, hauteur, high horse, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, arrogance, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness
- Antonyms
- humility, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness
Learn More About POMPOSITY
Browse
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up pomposity? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).