bombast
bom·bast
bombast · more bombast · most bombast
Big without meaning, or high-soundingBig without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.
UK/ˈbɒmbæst/US/ˈbɑmbæst/
Meaning
1 sensesBig without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.
Origin
From Old French bombace (“cotton, cotton wadding”), from Late Latin bombax (“cotton”), a vFrom Old French bombace (“cotton, cotton wadding”), from Late Latin bombax (“cotton”), a variant of bombyx (“silkworm”), from Ancient Greek βόμβυξ (bómbux, “silkworm”), possibly related to Middle Persian pmbk' (“cotton”), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to twist, wind”.
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Forms
more bombast, most bombast| Comparative | more bombast Lesson |
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| Superlative | most bombast Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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