Pompous: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Pompous adjective. Self-important and showily solemn.
How to say it
POM-pus/ˈpɒmpəs/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (POM).
Pompous in a sentence
The pompous manager insisted on being called “Director of Vision”.
His speech was pompous, full of Latin tags and forty minutes long.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- self-important
- pretentious
- grandiose
- puffed-up
Opposite:
- modest
- humble
Where pompous comes from
From Latin pompa, a procession or display.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His speech was _____, full of Latin tags and forty minutes long.
- irascible
- truculent
- pompous
Show the answer
pompous: His speech was pompous, full of Latin tags and forty minutes long.