Added 10 October 2026
pompous
/ˈpɒmpəs/ adjective
Latin root: pomposus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pompous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Puffed up with vanity.
a grandiloquent and boastful manner
- Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display.
Origin
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, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.
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