pompous

Betekenis (Engels)

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

Concepten

gewichtig

groots

hooghartig

statig

weids

pontificaal

ijdeltuit

hoogdravend

ijdeltout

ijdeltuitje

Synoniemen

pretentious

haughty

ostentatious

bombastic

arrogant

grandiloquent

grand

portentous

grandiose

turgid

high-flown

pontifical

formal

splendid

high-sounding

conceited

ceremonious

proud

high falutin

highfalutin

highfaluting

flamboyant

flatulent

showy

consequential

gaudy

magnificent

stilted

magniloquent

supercilious

affected

tumid

orotund

overblown

sententious

show

show off

snobby

snooty

solemn

splendor

splurging

stately

strut

sumptuous

swanky

theatrical

twit

uppity

vainglorious

Vertalingen

pompeux

pomposo

pomposo

pomposo

emphatique

πομπώδης

prunkvoll

pompös

inflatus

pompós

borioso

ampolloso

altisonante

arrogant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɒmpəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: pompous

In summary

From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “I send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.