pomposity

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pomposity

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From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. By surface analysis, pomp + -osity.

noun pomposities

The quality of being pompous; self-importance. With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.
Similar: bombast, ostentatiousness, pompousness

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noun quality

Español	prosopopeya, pomposidad
Português	pomposidade
Français	pompe

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@misc{pomposity_2026,
  title = {pomposity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pomposity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}