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

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Rhymes with POMPOSITY

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