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
No one’s pomposity or embarrassing behavior was beyond his reach.
—
Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
As established in Paddington 2, King brings out something special in Grant, somehow coaxing a unique blend of Grant’s rom-com befuddlement and pomposity into a vanity-free sense of abandon.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Comics can garner applause and earn street cred for letting some air out of the pomposity of these events.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
All this pomposity, yet it’s come to be known many ’70s hip-hop OGs actually looked down on freestyling as a show of unpreparedness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
Despite an appealing performance by Victor Alli as Jim, who assays a difficult line between kindness and pomposity as a possible suitor to Tom’s sister, Herrin’s decision to play their lengthy tete-a tete by candlelight threatens to extinguish the drama entirely.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
The Cardinal could go independent, joining their pal in pomposity, Notre Dame.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
Gene, for all his pomposity, is still grieving Janice.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
Her narration is revealing and not; her pomposity is porous, funny.
—Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
As established in Paddington 2, King brings out something special in Grant, somehow coaxing a unique blend of Grant’s rom-com befuddlement and pomposity into a vanity-free sense of abandon.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
Comics can garner applause and earn street cred for letting some air out of the pomposity of these events.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
All this pomposity, yet it’s come to be known many ’70s hip-hop OGs actually looked down on freestyling as a show of unpreparedness.
—Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
Despite an appealing performance by Victor Alli as Jim, who assays a difficult line between kindness and pomposity as a possible suitor to Tom’s sister, Herrin’s decision to play their lengthy tete-a tete by candlelight threatens to extinguish the drama entirely.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
The Cardinal could go independent, joining their pal in pomposity, Notre Dame.
—J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
Gene, for all his pomposity, is still grieving Janice.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
Her narration is revealing and not; her pomposity is porous, funny.
—Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Pomposity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomposity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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