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We are not actually in charge of life, yet behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor.
Billy Childish

Meaning of "pomposity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POMPOSITY

pomposity  [pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POMPOSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pomposity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POMPOSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pomposity in the English dictionary

The first definition of pomposity in the dictionary is vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance. Other definition of pomposity is the quality of being pompous. Pomposity is also ostentatiously lofty style, language, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POMPOSITY


adiposity
ˌædɪˈpɒsɪtɪ
animosity
ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ
atrocity
əˈtrɒsɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
fabulosity
ˌfæbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ
ferocity
fəˈrɒsɪtɪ
generosity
ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ
glutinosity
ˌɡluːtɪˈnɒsɪtɪ
grandiosity
ˌɡrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ
heterozygosity
ˌhetərəʊzaɪˈɡɒsɪtɪ
homozygosity
ˌhəʊməʊzaɪˈɡɒsɪtɪ
impetuosity
ɪmˌpetʃʊˈɒsɪtɪ
luminosity
ˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ
monstrosity
mɒnˈstrɒsɪtɪ
porosity
pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
reciprocity
ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ
religiosity
rɪˌlɪdʒɪˈɒsɪtɪ
tuberosity
ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ
velocity
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ
viscosity
vɪsˈkɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POMPOSITY

pompelmoose
pompelmous
pompelmouse
Pompey
pompholygous
pompholyx
Pompidou
pompier
pompilid
pompion
pompom
pompon
pompon dahlia
pompon rose
pomposities
pomposo
pompous
pompously
pompousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE POMPOSITY

bellicosity
callosity
hyperviscosity
kinematic viscosity
microporosity
nebulosity
numerosity
rugosity
schistosity
scrupulosity
serosity
sinuosity
speciosity
strenuosity
tediosity
unctuosity
university
varicosity
verbosity
virtuosity
zygosity

Synonyms and antonyms of pomposity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POMPOSITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pomposity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pomposity

Translation of «pomposity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POMPOSITY

Find out the translation of pomposity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pomposity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pomposity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摆架子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pomposidad
570 millions of speakers

English

pomposity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pomposity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغطرسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помпезность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pompa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদারুণ আত্মম্ভরিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

manières pompeuses
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesunyian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufgeblasenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尊大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거드름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pompositas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tự phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகட்டான சொல் நடை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gösteriş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pomposità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napuszoność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помпезність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έπαρση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geswel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pomposity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pompøsitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pomposity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POMPOSITY»

The term «pomposity» is regularly used and occupies the 79.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POMPOSITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pomposity

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QUOTES WITH «POMPOSITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pomposity.
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Billy Childish
We are not actually in charge of life, yet behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POMPOSITY»

Discover the use of pomposity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pomposity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pomposity: One Man's Journey Through. The Ten Terrible ...
Gene hopes that his ideas as stated in this text may become a catalyst to encourage news departments to develop a guiding philosophy about their work and public obligations.
Gene Minshall, 2009
2
Pomposity Punctured and Other Tales
They have all have taken up fiction-writing in retirement and enjoy it enough to read out loud their offerings and accept constructive criticisms and suggestions. This is an eclectic selection of their work.
Jeanie Balch, 2011
3
Pomposity and Power
Pomposity and Power exposes the rot and the corruption within the civil service establishment, the ineptitude and incompetence that abound there, the unhealthy rivalries and acts of meanness that sabotage talent and promote mediocrity ...
Folorunso Folowosele, 2012
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Discerning Characters: The Culture of Appearance in Early ...
The Gubernatocial Collection's seducing Chesterfieldian, Mr. Pomposity, for example, can only forget “that I was brought up to the external ornament of books ” (8) while in London. Conversely, in America, Pomposity remains a lowly ...
Christopher J. Lukasik, 2011
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Transcendental Wordplay: America's Romantic Punsters and the ...
she inquires, taking over Horace's domicile as a trope for her body. “Who'll let me out some gala day / With implements to ¶y away, / Passing pomposity?” (#128). Here she imagines her liberated spirit “passing pomposity” in two senses: ¤rst, ...
Michael West, 2000
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Psychotherapy and the Grandiose Patient
Client and Therapist: Grandiosity, Pomposity, and Courage Valerie S. Smead SUMMARY. Instances of client and therapist grandiosity are described. Some involve firmly held but inappropriate beliefs. Others involve action in the face of ...
E. Mark Stern, 1989
7
Practical Legal Writing for Legal Assistants
Eliminating Pomposity Legal professionals are human, after all, and as humans we tend to cultivate a good opinion of ourselves. We are bright people; we handle the English language well; we all know lots of words. When we write, therefore, ...
Celia C. Elwell, Robert B. Smith, 1996
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Plain Language for Lawyers
Pomposity Pomposity is an intangible quality, harder to describe than most of the other concepts in this book. Still, it is a quality that the general public strongly associates with legal writing. On the other hand, one of the common criticisms ...
Michele M. Asprey, 2003
9
Achievement as Value in the Igbo/African Identity: The Ethics
For all this I think the Igbo are justifiably resented."789 In simple language, most Igbo are very pompous. This pomposity of the Igbo on the one hand, and the envy of their neighbours on the other hand gather more momentum over the years.
Vernantius Emeka Ndukaihe, 2006
10
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
POMPOSITY. • Although the commencement speakerhad somegoodthings tosay, we had to laughathis pomposity and general air of parading his own dignity. • Pomposity(n): havingor exhibiting selfimportance. • : a selfimportantbehavior.
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POMPOSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pomposity is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Lord Sewel gets up to is none of our business
This is all a cover for setting free our worst moral pomposity. Law-breaking is not enough. No-one seriously proposes MPs or peers should be ... «Politics.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Steve Rider and Gary Lineker squabble an Open and shut case for …
... if you want to hang out in a club bearing the words Royal and Ancient, you'd want to have a healthy surfeit of both pomposity and superiority. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
View from HR: The difference between good and bad opinions in the …
We are rounding the corner on another long season of politics, pomposity and pronouncements by candidates and their supporters. Opinions ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
4
McCaw magic seals All Blacks win at Ellis Park
Even allowing for the crass pomposity of former South African supremo, Louis Luyt, who believed that the first two World Cups in 1987 and ... «Bulletin Leader, Jul 15»
5
Trump's Slur Stokes Phony Fury
Luckily for Cleland's political career and current pomposity about Bush, he happened to do it while in Vietnam." Luckily? Cleland is an authentic ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
6
Kogi guber race 2015: Between contenders and pretenders
Audu is also highly criticised for his pomposity and highhandedness. He once described retired civil servants in the state as “dead-wood. «Daily Sun, Jul 15»
7
Preventing Another Chattanooga
You see, when you live in a place where violent death is a daily occurrence, you learn to dispense with such snobbish pomposity because it ... «Human Events, Jul 15»
8
Operation Northern Push Makes Headway
... however reports of illegal burials particularly in Mabureh Kasseh Chiefdom, which he said has the pomposity of sparking new Ebola cases. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Eugene Mirman: Vegan On His Way To The Complain Store
and do so without any genuine appearance of pomposity or ill will. (Customer service agents and the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire may ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
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Weird Al's energy, hilarious parodies provide night of nerd ecstasy
Going another layer deeper, Yankovic and his band perfectly punctured the pomposity of acoustic sets, as they ran through a medley of older ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pomposity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pomposity>. Apr 2024 ».
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