Pomposity
noun
The quality of being overly self-important or arrogant.
His pomposity was evident when he began boasting about his achievements.
Often appears as...
- display pomposity
- exude pomposity
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Disapproving
noun
The state of being pompous, especially in language or behavior.
She spoke with a sense of pomposity that was off-putting.
Often appears as...
- sense of pomposity
- full of pomposity
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Disapproving
noun
The quality of being overly self-important or arrogant.
His pomposity was evident when he began boasting about his achievements.
Often appears as...
- display pomposity
- exude pomposity
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The state of being pompous, especially in language or behavior.
She spoke with a sense of pomposity that was off-putting.
Often appears as...
- sense of pomposity
- full of pomposity
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Pomposity usually suggests someone is unlikably proud or self-absorbed.
Her speech was dripping with pomposity, alienating her audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Mockery
Often used to mock or criticize subtle self-importance.
We could barely hold back laughter at his pomposity during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Character Trait
Describes a persistent trait, not a temporary attitude.
Even in casual conversations, his pomposity comes through.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Pomposity usually suggests someone is unlikably proud or self-absorbed.
Her speech was dripping with pomposity, alienating her audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Mockery
Often used to mock or criticize subtle self-importance.
We could barely hold back laughter at his pomposity during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Character Trait
Describes a persistent trait, not a temporary attitude.
Even in casual conversations, his pomposity comes through.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Pomposity usually suggests someone is unlikably proud or self-absorbed.
Her speech was dripping with pomposity, alienating her audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Mockery
Often used to mock or criticize subtle self-importance.
We could barely hold back laughter at his pomposity during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Character Trait
Describes a persistent trait, not a temporary attitude.
Even in casual conversations, his pomposity comes through.
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Beware of nominalizations...
and they substitute abstract entities for human beings. Here's an example. "The proliferation of nominalizations in a discursive formation may be an indication of a tendency towards pomposity and abstraction." Huh?
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Steven Wilson
English Musician
People who like progressive music tend to sneer at the idea of a kind of punk aesthetic, and people who like alternative indie rock or punk rock tend to sneer at what they see as the pretentiousness and pomposity of progressive music.
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Billy Childish
English Artist
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.
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Ash Sarkar
British Journalist
This is what people have been missing: politics shouldn't be about the dour cultishness and pomposity that dominated the left for decades - it should be joyful and exuberant.
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Molly Ivins
American Journalist
Rush Limbaugh's pathetic abuse of logic, his absurd pomposity, his relentless self-promotion, his ridiculous ego - now those, friends, are appropriate targets for satire.
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Daryl Hall
American Musician
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don't know what they're talking about.
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Vikrant Massey
Indian Actor
In all pomposity and humility, I just wanted to show what I could do as an actor, and I jumped when 'Lootera' came my way.
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Russell Howard
English Comedian
I don't really have a political agenda, I just like things to be fair - I get angered by pomposity and privilege.
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Fiona Shaw
Irish Actress
I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.
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Roy Lichtenstein
American Artist
Picasso's sculpture has incredible strength combined with a lack of pomposity.
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Steven Wilson
English Musician
People who like progressive music tend to sneer at the idea of a kind of punk aesthetic, and people who like alternative indie rock or punk rock tend to sneer at what they see as the pretentiousness and pomposity of progressive music.
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Billy Childish
English Artist
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.
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Ash Sarkar
British Journalist
This is what people have been missing: politics shouldn't be about the dour cultishness and pomposity that dominated the left for decades - it should be joyful and exuberant.
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Molly Ivins
American Journalist
Rush Limbaugh's pathetic abuse of logic, his absurd pomposity, his relentless self-promotion, his ridiculous ego - now those, friends, are appropriate targets for satire.
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Daryl Hall
American Musician
I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.
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Rush Limbaugh
American Entertainer
Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don't know what they're talking about.
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Vikrant Massey
Indian Actor
In all pomposity and humility, I just wanted to show what I could do as an actor, and I jumped when 'Lootera' came my way.
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Russell Howard
English Comedian
I don't really have a political agenda, I just like things to be fair - I get angered by pomposity and privilege.
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Fiona Shaw
Irish Actress
I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.
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Roy Lichtenstein
American Artist
Picasso's sculpture has incredible strength combined with a lack of pomposity.
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