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1 pomposity
[-'po-]noun der Prunk* * *pom·pos·ity[pɒmˈpɒsəti, AM pɑ:mˈpɑ:sət̬i]* * *[pɒm'pɒsItɪ]n(of person) Aufgeblasenheit f, Wichtigtuerei f; (of attitude, behaviour also, phrase) Gespreiztheit f; (of language, letter, remark) Schwülstigkeit f, Bombast m* * *1. Prunk m, Pomp m2. Wichtigtuerei f, Aufgeblasenheit f* * *n.Pomphaftigkeit f.Prunk nur sing. m.Wichtigtuerei f. -
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3 pomp
nounPomp, der (abwertend); Prunk, der* * *[pomp](solemn stateliness and magnificence, eg at a ceremonial occasion: The Queen arrived with great pomp and ceremony.) der Pomp- academic.ru/56728/pompous">pompous- pompously
- pompousness
- pomposity* * *[pɒmp, AM pɑ:mp]with \pomp and circumstance mit Glanz und Gloria* * *[pɒmp]nPomp m, Prunk m, Gepränge nt* * ** * *nounPomp, der (abwertend); Prunk, derpomp and circumstance — festliches Gepränge (geh.)
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4 turgidity
tur·gid·ity[tɜ:ˈʤɪdəti, AM tɜ:rˈʤɪdət̬i]the \turgidity of the growth alarmed the doctor der Arzt war wegen der Größe der Geschwulst beunruhigt* * *[tɜː'dZIdItɪ]n (lit)Schwellung f; (fig, of style) Schwülstigkeit fthe turgidity of this writer's style — der schwülstige Stil dieses Schriftstellers
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5 turgidity
tur·gid·ity [tɜ:ʼʤɪdəti, Am tɜ:rʼʤɪdət̬i] n( form);the \turgidity of the growth alarmed the doctor der Arzt war wegen der Größe der Geschwulst beunruhigt -
6 dagályosság
(DE) Aufgedunsenheit {e}; Blähung {e}; Pomphaftigkeit {e}; Schwulst {r}; Bombast {r}; Schwülstigkeit {e}; (EN) bombast; flatuelncy; flatulence; flubdubbery; fustian; magniloquence; orotundity; pomposity; pompousness; redundance; redundancy; rhetoric; rotundity; surplusage; tumidity; turgescence; turgidity; tympany -
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(DE) Pomphaftigkeit {e}; Schwülstigkeit {e}; Selbstherrlichkeit {e}; (EN) bumptiousness; pomposity; pompousness; self-consciousness -
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(DE) Gedöns {s}; (EN) pomposity
См. также в других словарях:
Pomposity — Pom*pos i*ty, n.; pl. {Pomposities}. The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pomposity — index bombast, fustian, pretense (ostentation), pride, rhetoric (insincere language) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pomposity — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. pompositas, from pomposus stately, pompous (see POMPOUS (Cf. pompous)). The sense of ostentatious display is from 1610s; earlier in Fr. pomposité … Etymology dictionary
pomposity — [päm päs′ə tē] n. [ME pomposite < LL pompositas: see POMPOUS & ITY] 1. the quality of being pompous; ostentation; self importance 2. pl. pomposities a pompous act, remark, etc … English World dictionary
pomposity — [[t]pɒmpɒ̱sɪti[/t]] pomposities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl (disapproval) Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a very serious manner which shows that you think you are more important than you really are. Einstein was a scientist who hated… … English dictionary
pomposity — noun The quality of being pompous; self importance. He shows great pomposity, the pretentious windbag. Syn: bombast, ostentatiousness See Also: pompous … Wiktionary
pomposity — pompous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ affectedly grand, solemn, or self important. DERIVATIVES pomposity noun pompously adverb … English terms dictionary
pomposity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1620 1. pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior 2. a pompous gesture, habit, or act … New Collegiate Dictionary
pomposity — /pom pos i tee/, n., pl. pomposities for 3. 1. the quality of being pompous. 2. pompous parading of dignity or importance. 3. an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior. Also, pompousness /pom… … Universalium
pomposity — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, affectation, arrogance, assurance, assuredness, bedizenment, belief, big talk, buckram, ceremonial, ceremoniousness, ceremony, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, confidentness, conviction, convolution,… … Moby Thesaurus
pomposity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pretension] Syn. presumption, conceit, overconfidence; see arrogance . 2. [Grandiloquence] Syn. balderdash, pretension, bombast; see nonsense 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Boastful self importance or display:… … English dictionary for students