pomposity

pom·pos·i·ty

noun \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

Examples of POMPOSITY

1. <restaurant reviews that are written with a pomposity that will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth>
2. <his over-the-top trophy mansion should give you some idea of his pomposity>

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

Related Words

authoritativeness, bossiness, bowwow, brag, dominance, high-handedness; condescension, disdain, scorn; chest-thumping, inflation, self-assertion, side [chiefly British], snobbery, snobbishness, snobbism, snootiness; attitude, cheek, cheekiness, impertinence, impudence, sauciness; boastfulness, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, strut, swagger, triumphalism, vaingloriousness, vainglory; cockiness, complacence, conceit, egoism, egotism, pride, pridefulness, self-assumption, self-centeredness, self-complacency, self-conceit, self-content, self-contentment, self-opinion, self-partiality, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vanity; superiority complex

Near Antonyms

bashfulness, demureness, retiringness, shyness; diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt, timidity, timidness; lowliness, meekness, mousiness, passiveness, passivity, submissiveness; quietness, reserve, reservedness

Rhymes with POMPOSITY

atrocity, callosity, ferocity, gibbosity, monstrosity, porosity, precocity, velocity, verbosity, viscosity, zygosity