Pompousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːmpəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒmpəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒmpəsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːmpəsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pomposity inflation puffiness ostentatiousness pretentiousness splashiness ostentation

Word Forms

ostentatious	adjective	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
pompous	adjective	puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek
pretentious	adjective	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wichtigtuerei

Mangel an Eleganz als Folge von Pomp und aufgeblasener Eitelkeit

🇫🇷French

pomposité

manque d'élégance dû au fait d'être pompeux et gonflé de vanité

🇪🇸Spanish

pomposidad

Falta de elegancia como consecuencia de ser pomposo y engreído de vanidad.

🇮🇹Italian

pomposità

mancanza di eleganza come conseguenza dell'essere pomposo e gonfio di vanità

🇳🇱Dutch

pompeusheid

gebrek aan elegantie als gevolg van pompeusheid en opgeblazenheid van ijdelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

pomposidade

falta de elegância por ser pomposo e cheio de vaidade

🇷🇺Russian

помпезность

отсутствие элегантности вследствие напыщенности и напыщенности тщеславия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तड़क-भड़क

आडंबरपूर्ण और घमंड से भरे होने के परिणामस्वरूप लालित्य की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

আড়ম্বরপূর্ণতা

আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ এবং অহংকার সঙ্গে puffed একটি পরিণতি হিসাবে কমনীয়তা অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரம்

ஆடம்பரமாக இருப்பதன் விளைவாக நேர்த்தியின்மை மற்றும் வீண் பெருமை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆడంబరం

ఆడంబరంగా మరియు వానిటీతో ఉబ్బిన ఫలితంగా గాంభీర్యం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्यता

वैभवशाली असण्याचा परिणाम म्हणून अभिजाततेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

આડંબરી

ભવ્યતા અને મિથ્યાભિમાનથી ભરેલા હોવાના પરિણામે લાવણ્યનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಂಬರ

ಆಡಂಬರದ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾನಿಟಿಯಿಂದ ಉಬ್ಬಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಸೊಬಗು ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊങ്ങച്ചം

ആഡംബരവും പൊങ്ങച്ചവും ഉള്ളതിൻ്റെ അനന്തരഫലമായി ചാരുതയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨਤਾ

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਨਾਲ ਫੁੱਲੇ ਹੋਏ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਖੂਬਸੂਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عجب پن

شایان شان ہونے کے نتیجے میں خوبصورتی کی کمی اور باطل سے بھرا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浮夸

因浮夸和虚荣而缺乏优雅

🇯🇵Japanese

尊大さ

尊大で虚栄心で思い上がった結果として生じる優雅さの欠如

🇰🇷Korean

거만함

거만하고 허영심으로 우쭐해져서 우아함이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khoa trương

thiếu sang trọng do hậu quả của việc vênh váo và vênh váo với sự phù phiếm

🇹🇭Thai

ความโอ่อ่า

ขาดความสง่างามอันเป็นผลจากการโอ้อวดและพองตัวด้วยความไร้สาระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keangkuhan

kurangnya keanggunan sebagai akibat dari sikap sombong dan sombong

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging magarbo

kawalan ng kakisigan bilang kinahinatnan ng pagiging magarbo at nagmamataas sa kawalang-kabuluhan

🇲🇾Malay

kesombongan

kekurangan keanggunan akibat menjadi sombong dan sombong dengan kesombongan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاخر

الافتقار إلى الأناقة نتيجة للتبجح والغرور

🇮🇷Persian

شکوهمندی

فقدان ظرافت در نتیجه پر زرق و برق بودن و پف کرده بودن از غرور

🇹🇷Turkish

kendini beğenmişlik

kendini beğenmişliğin ve kendini beğenmişliğin bir sonucu olarak zarafet eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

פומפוזיות

חוסר אלגנטיות כתוצאה מהיותו פומפוזי ונפוח יהירות

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