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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

  1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
  3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
  4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

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