pomposity
pomposity
Definition
pom·pos·ity (päm päs′ə tē)
pomposity
Synonyms
pomposity
n.
pomposity
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- man: If he laughs at the authority of priests, he laughs louder at the pomposity of men of science.
Converse of object
- puncture: Much of Cliff's humor had the same aim as satire: to puncture pomposity.
- deflate: The Door, USA For 25 years this bimonthly American magazine has been deflating religious pomposity wherever it has been found.
- have: Basic networking concepts are covered, but the writing has an academic pomposity without the requisite rigor.
- avoid: What it doesn't manage is to create a credible future or avoid pomposity.
Adjective modifier
- academic: The magazine is not an easy read and, at times, verges on a type of academic pomposity, which I find irritating.
- own: Where others have imploded in their own pomposity, Pirates ' self-awareness sees it through.
- religious: The Door, USA For 25 years this bimonthly American magazine has been deflating religious pomposity wherever it has been found.
- official: The girls ' explosions of impatience with official pomposity may have been a safety valve for his own.
Noun used with modifier
- rock: In an era of ' progressive ' rock pomposity and 12-minute tracks, the Ramones ' back-to-basics approach was rousing and confrontational.
