Fustian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʌstʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʌstʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʌstʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʌstʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

claptrap blah bombast rant

Word Forms

bombastic	adjective	ostentatiously lofty in style
rant	verb	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Barchent

pompöses oder anmaßendes Reden oder Schreiben

🇫🇷French

futaine

discours ou écrit pompeux ou prétentieux

🇪🇸Spanish

fustán

charlas o escritos pomposos o pretenciosos

🇮🇹Italian

fustagno

parlare o scrivere pomposi o pretenziosi

🇳🇱Dutch

Fustiaans

pompeus of pretentieus praten of schrijven

🇵🇹Portuguese

fustão

conversa ou escrita pomposa ou pretensiosa

🇷🇺Russian

фустианский

напыщенные или претенциозные разговоры или письма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निरर्थक

आडंबरपूर्ण या दिखावटी बातचीत या लेखन

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃபிஸ்டியன்

ஆடம்பரமான அல்லது பாசாங்குத்தனமான பேச்சு அல்லது எழுத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్యూస్టియన్

ఆడంబరమైన లేదా డాంబికమైన చర్చ లేదా రచన

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્યુસ્ટિયન

આડંબરી અથવા દંભી વાત અથવા લેખન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಸ್ಟಿಯನ್

ಆಡಂಬರದ ಅಥವಾ ಆಡಂಬರದ ಮಾತು ಅಥವಾ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫസ്റ്റ്യൻ

ആഡംബരപൂർണ്ണമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭാവനാപരമായ സംസാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എഴുത്ത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

福斯蒂安

浮夸或自命不凡的谈话或写作

🇯🇵Japanese

ファスト的な

尊大な、あるいは大げさな話や文章

🇰🇷Korean

푸스티안

거만하거나 허식적인 말이나 글

🇹🇭Thai

ฟูสเตียน

การพูดหรือการเขียนที่โอ้อวดหรือเสแสร้ง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فستاني

الحديث أو الكتابة الباهتة أو الطنانة

🇮🇷Persian

فوستین

صحبت یا نوشتن پرمحتوا یا پرمدعا

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוסטיאן

דיבור או כתיבה פומפוזי או יומרני

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The primary meaning of 'fustian' is 'pompous or pretentious talk or writing'.

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In which domain is the word 'fustian' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fustian' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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