POMPOUS

Meaning of POMPOUS in English

[adjective] [disapproving] - too serious and full of importanceHe's a pompous arrogant old prig who's totally incapable of taking a joke.The law courts can prohibit government ministers from acting 'in breach of natural justice' - which is just a pompous way of saying 'unfairly'.The dinner was an extremely pompous occasion, with speeches and formal toasts.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

POMPOUS — adjective Date: 15th century excessively elevated or ornate , having or exhibiting self-importance ; arrogant , relating to or suggestive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POMPOUS — ˈpämpəs adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa pomp + -osus -ous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POMPOUS — (a.) Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style.
Английский словарь Webster
POMPOUS — (a.) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
Английский словарь Webster
POMPOUS — ( a. ) Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POMPOUS — ( a. ) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POMPOUS — — pompously , adv. /pom"peuhs/ , adj. 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POMPOUS — adj. pretentious, arrogant; conceited, overly proud, haughty
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POMPOUS — adjective Date: 15th century 1. : excessively elevated or ornate pompous rhetoric 2. : having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POMPOUS — adj displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. 2. pompous ·adj ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, …
Webster English vocab
POMPOUS — ■ adjective 1》 affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important. 2》 archaic characterized by pomp or splendour. Derivatives pomposity noun ~ly adverb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POMPOUS — [pomp.ous] adj (15c) 1: excessively elevated or ornate "~ rhetoric" 2: having or exhibiting self-importance: arrogant "a ~ politician" 3: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POMPOUS — pompous BrE AmE ˈpɒmp əs AmE \ ˈpɑːmp əs ▷ pompous|ly li ▷ pompous|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POMPOUS — / ˈpɒmpəs; NAmE ˈpɑːm-/ adjective ( disapproving ) showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POMPOUS — pom ‧ pous /ˈpɒmpəs $ ˈpɑːm-/ BrE AmE adjective someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POMPOUS — n. 1 self-important, affectedly grand or solemn. 2 (of language) pretentious; unduly grand in style. 3 archaic magnificent; splendid. øøpomposity …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POMPOUS — n. 1 self-important, affectedly grand or solemn. 2 (of language) pretentious; unduly grand in style. 3 archaic magnificent; splendid. pomposity …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POMPOUS — n.1 self-important, affectedly grand or solemn. 2 (of language) pretentious; unduly grand in style. 3 archaic magnificent; splendid. Derivatives: pomposity …
Oxford English vocab
POMPOUS — 1. If you describe someone as pompous , you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POMPOUS — 1. If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POMPOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She found him pompous and annoying. ▪ The headteacher gave a pompous speech about …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POMPOUS — Synonyms and related words : Gongoresque, Johnsonian, Latinate, affected, arrogant, assured, aureate, awkward, bedizened, big-sounding, bloated, boastful, bombastic, braggart, ceremonial, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POMPOUS — adj. Function: adjective 1 characterized by or exhibiting self-importance FF1C; a pompous old fool FF1E; Synonyms: arrogant, bloated, important, magisterial, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POMPOUS — adjective 1. characterized by or exhibiting self-importance a pompous old fool Synonyms: arrogant, bloated, important, magisterial, pontifical, puffy, self-important, stuffy, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POMPOUS — adj. Pompous is used with these nouns: ↑ jerk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POMPOUS — adj. 1 vain, vainglorious, proud, arrogant, pretentious, ostentatious, showy, grandiose, haughty, overbearing, conceited, egotistical, self-important, boastful, braggart, inflated, snobbish, magisterial, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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POMPOUS — adj. Pronunciation: ' päm-p ə s Function: adjective Date: 15th century 1 : excessively elevated or ornate < pompous rhetoric> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POMPOUS — a. 1. Showy, ostentatious, stately, lofty, grand, majestic, magnificent, superb, splendid, august, magisterial, dignified. 2. Swelling, inflated, bombastic, turgid, pretentious, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
POMPOUS — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
POMPOUS — See ↑ PROUD 3
Longman Activator English vocab
POMPOUS — adj. 25B6; adjective SELF-IMPORTANT, imperious, overbearing, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, sententious, grandiose, affected, pretentious, puffed up, arrogant, vain, haughty, proud, conceited, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POMPOUS — Помпезный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POMPOUS — напыщенный rare пышный, великолепный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POMPOUS — (n) полный важности; полный самомнения
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POMPOUS — (a) великолепный; высокопарный; напыщенный; помпезный; эффектный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POMPOUS — adj. помпезный, великолепный, пышный, высокопарный, напыщенный
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POMPOUS — adj. помпезный, великолепный, пышный, высокопарный, напыщенный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POMPOUS — прил. 1) напыщенный, высокопарный, надутый Syn: formal , bombastic , high-flown 2) редк. великолепный, пышный
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POMPOUS — прил. 1) напыщенный, высокопарный, надутый Syn: formal, bombastic, high-flown 2) редк. великолепный, пышный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POMPOUS — _a. 1> напыщенный 2> _редк. пышный, великолепный _Syn: formal
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
POMPOUS — a. 1. напыщенный 2. редк. пышный, великолепный Syn: formal
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POMPOUS — напыщенный rare пышный, великолепный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
POMPOUS — _a. 1> напыщенный 2> _редк. пышный, великолепный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
POMPOUS — Напыщенный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
POMPOUS — Высокопарный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
POMPOUS — [adj.] 1) напыщенный 2) пышный, помпезный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
POMPOUS — a 1) напыщенный; 2) пышный, помпезный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
POMPOUS — помпезный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
POMPOUS — напыщенный, помпезный, пышный
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POMPOUS — напыщенный
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