pomposity
noun
pom·pos·i·ty
päm-ˈpä-sə-tē 
plural pomposities
1
: pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
2
: a pompous gesture, habit, or act
Synonyms
- arrogance
- assumption
- bumptiousness
- consequence
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high horse
- huffiness
- imperiousness
- loftiness
- lordliness
- masterfulness
- peremptoriness
- pompousness
- presumptuousness
- pretense
- pretence
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- self-consequence
- self-importance
- superciliousness
- superiority
- toploftiness
Examples of pomposity in a Sentence
restaurant reviews that are written with a pomposity that will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth
his over-the-top trophy mansion should give you some idea of his pomposity
Recent Examples on the Web
Critics sometimes faulted his performances for pomposity.
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Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Berry says that Laszlo’s pomposity thrives because no one in the house is willing to call him out on his nonsense.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on March 24 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
Berry says that Laszlo’s pomposity thrives because no one in the house is willing to call him out on his nonsense.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
The Ally has chosen sink themselves with pomposity, a humorless sense of holiness, or, worse still, plain canniness — a cynical nod to the selling power of relevance lurking inside a righteous agenda.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2024
Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on March 24 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Pomposity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomposity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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