pomposity
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English pomposite, from Latin pompōsitās.
Nounpomposity (plural pomposities)
- The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
- With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.
- bombast, ostentatiousness
- pompousness (less common)
- Portuguese: pomposidade
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