Definition of POMPOUS

pompous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek
    • "a pompous speech"

Adjective

  • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

Adj

  • Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

Origin / Etymology

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, “I send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.

Antonyms

humble, modest, self-effacing

Scrabble Score: 13

pompous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pompous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pompous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

pompous is a valid Words With Friends word