Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pomposo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pom-poso
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ceremonious and dignified.

adv

In a ceremonious and dignified manner.

noun

An arrogant, boastful or self-important person.

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I have heard that this pomposo, this braggart, is a Yankee trick too; that he has the front of a lion, the liver of the chicken."
"After all, it isn't amusing for the grand seigneurs, the pomposos, of the art-dealing world to have their opinions first questioned and then disproved again and again by someone so much younger and, according to their standards, so much less equipped."
"The book's sheer joy lies in her hour-by-hour outwitting the young pomposo, resulting in a frustrated entry in his journal on Sunday morning."

Etymology

From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”). Doublet of pompous.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: pomposo

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pomposo (comparative) most pomposo (superlative) pomposos (plural)

Questions

What does pomposo mean?: Ceremonious and dignified.
Where does pomposo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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