n. pl. Pomposities .
The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray.
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The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray.
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A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius, and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition.
— Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vigtighed, indbildskhed, svulstighed
Nederlands (Dutch)
hoogdravendheid, pompeuze manier
Français (French)
n. - air pompeux, grandiloquence
Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufgeblasenheit
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pomposidade (f)
Русский (Russian)
помпезность, самомнение
Español (Spanish)
n. - pomposidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppblåsthet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
华丽, 夸耀
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 華麗, 誇耀
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거만, (말의) 과장됨
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 華やかさ, 尊大, 尊大な言動
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الأبهيه : كون الشيء متسما بالأبهه والعظمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התנפחות, יהירות, עתק
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