pompousness

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noun

The quality of being pompous.

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pomposityostentationostentatiousnesspretentiousnesspuffinesssplashinessinflation
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Meanings

nounpompousness (usually uncountable, plural pompousnesses)

plural pompousnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being pompous.

    Synonyms: pomposity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being pompous.

Similar
pomposity

More synonyms by meaning

nounlack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Similar
ostentationostentatiousnesspompositypretentiousnesspuffinesssplashinessinflation
Broader
inelegance
Also see
inflationostentationostentatiousnesspompositypretentiousnesspuffinesssplashiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pompous + -ness.

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APA

pompousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompousness

MLA

“pompousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pompousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pompousness.

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