Pompous meaning
Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious.
Pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
adjective
The definition of pompous is someone who has excessive self-esteem.
An example of pompous is someone who constantly talks about what they've accomplished.
adjective
Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic.
A pompous proclamation.
adjective
(archaic) Characterized by pomp or stately display.
A pompous occasion.
adjective
Characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self-important.
adjective
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(archaic) Full of pomp; stately.
adjective
Origin of pompous
- Middle English from Old French pompeux from Late Latin pompōsus from Latin pompa pomp pomp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp"), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompÄ“, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp"), from Ï€Îμπω (pempÅ, “I send").
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