“entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses”
Word Forms
pompous
adjective
puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
pompe
affichage bon marché ou prétentieux ou vain
🇪🇸Spanish
pompa
exhibición barata, pretenciosa o vana
🇮🇹Italian
pompa
ostentazione economica, pretenziosa o vana
🇳🇱Dutch
pracht
goedkoop, pretentieus of ijdel vertoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
pompa
exibição barata, pretensiosa ou vã
🇷🇺Russian
пышность
дешевая, или претенциозная, или тщеславная демонстрация
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वैभव
सस्ता या दिखावटी या व्यर्थ प्रदर्शन
🇧🇩Bengali
আড়ম্বর
সস্তা বা pretentious বা নিরর্থক প্রদর্শন
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆடம்பரம்
மலிவான அல்லது பாசாங்குத்தனமான அல்லது வீண் காட்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆడంబరం
చౌకైన లేదా డాంబిక లేదా వ్యర్థమైన ప్రదర్శన
🇮🇳Marathi
थाट
स्वस्त किंवा दिखाऊ किंवा व्यर्थ प्रदर्शन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઠાઠમાઠ
સસ્તું અથવા શેખીખોર અથવા નિરર્થક પ્રદર્શન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಡಂಬರ
ಅಗ್ಗದ ಅಥವಾ ಆಡಂಬರದ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആഡംബരം
വിലകുറഞ്ഞതോ ഭാവനയോ വ്യർത്ഥമോ ആയ പ്രദർശനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ
ਸਸਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਡਿਸਪਲੇਅ
🇵🇰Urdu
شاندار
سستا یا دکھاوا یا بیکار ڈسپلے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
盛况
廉价或自命不凡或虚荣的展示
🇯🇵Japanese
華やかな
安っぽい、大げさな、または無駄な表示
🇰🇷Korean
화려함
값싸거나 가식적이거나 헛된 전시
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hào nhoáng
sự phô trương rẻ tiền hoặc kiêu căng hoặc vô ích
🇹🇭Thai
เอิกเกริก
การแสดงราคาถูกหรือเสแสร้งหรือไร้สาระ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kemegahan
tampilan yang murah atau megah atau sia-sia
🇵🇭Filipino
karangyaan
mura o mapagpanggap o walang kabuluhang pagpapakita
🇲🇾Malay
sombong
paparan murah atau berlagak atau sia-sia
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أبهة
عرض رخيص أو طنان أو عبثا
🇮🇷Persian
شکوه
نمایش ارزان یا پرمدعا یا بیهوده
🇹🇷Turkish
şatafatlı
ucuz, gösterişli veya kibirli gösteri
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוֹד
תצוגה זולה או יומרנית או לשווא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pomp'?
The primary meaning of 'pomp' is 'cheap or pretentious or vain display'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pomp' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pomp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pomp' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pomp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'pomp' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'pomp' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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