n.
The quality or state of being turgid.
turgidity
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noun
- Pretentious, pompous speech or writing: bombast, claptrap, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence, orotundity, rant. See plain/fancy, style/good style/bad style, words.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
pompously embellished language
Synonyms: turgidness, flatulence
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