adjective · rare

pompous

pompous · more pompous · most pompous

важливий, значний, важний

надутый, напыщенный, помпезный

pompös, schwülstig

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-importantAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

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UK/ˈpɒmpəs/US/ˈpɑmpəs/

» I think that Tom is pompous.

Я думаю, Том пафосний.

Meaning

1 senses

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
pompös, schwülstig
помпе́зныйpompéznyj, напы́щенныйnapýščennyj, надутыйnadutyj

More definitions

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
puffed up with vanity

Examples

26 sentences

I think that Tom is pompous.
Я думаю, Том пафосний.
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I think Tom is pompous.
Я думаю, Том пафосний.
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Tom is pompous.
Том пафосний.
ruТом напыщенный.
deTom ist aufgeblasen.
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Tom is pompous, isn't he?
Том пафосний, еге ж?
deTom ist aufgeblasen, nicht wahr?
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Do people ever accuse you of being pompous?
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

affectedly grand:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

affectedly grand:

Origin

From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, fr

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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