"pomposity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pomposity.wav Forms: pomposities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pomposite|t=solemnity}} Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), {{der|en|la|pompōsitās}} Latin pompōsitās Head templates: {{en-noun}} pomposity (plural pomposities)
  1. The quality of being pompous; self-importance. Synonyms: bombast, ostentatiousness, pompousness [uncommon] Related terms: pompous Translations (quality): надутост (nadutost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pompöösiys (Finnish), mahtipontisuus (Finnish), suurellisuus (Finnish), pomposidade [feminine] (Galician), mórchúis [feminine] (Irish), pomposidade [feminine] (Portuguese), prosopopeya [feminine] (Spanish), pomposidad [feminine] (Spanish), pompösitet (Swedish)

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