pompös — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- loaded adj Carrying or filled with a heavy load.
- opulent adjective Extremely luxurious and lavish, often to a showy degree.
- ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
- pompous adj Overly self-important, grand, or full of exaggerated dignity.
Senses
pompös is used for these senses in English:
- bombastic (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- loaded (of an item offered for sale, especially an automobile) Equipped with numerous options.
- opulent Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
- ostentatious Of ostentation.
- ostentatious Of tawdry display; kitsch.
- pompous Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
bombastic — full definition
- adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
- adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
- adj Inflated, overfilled.