noun
definition
The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
example
With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.
Examples of pomposity in a Sentence
They criticized in no measured terms the current medicine of the time, and exposed the practical ignorance, the pomposity, and the greed of those who practised it.
Basic networking concepts are covered, but the writing has an academic pomposity without the requisite rigor.
What it doesn't manage is to create a credible future or avoid pomposity.
The magazine is not an easy read and, at times, verges on a type of academic pomposity, which I find irritating.
Where others have imploded in their own pomposity, Pirates ' self-awareness sees it through.
The girls ' explosions of impatience with official pomposity may have been a safety valve for his own.
In an era of ' progressive ' rock pomposity and 12-minute tracks, the Ramones ' back-to-basics approach was rousing and confrontational.
The Door, USA For 25 years this bimonthly American magazine has been deflating religious pomposity wherever it has been found.
He was a very agreeable companion and a thorough man of the world, singularly free from arrogance and pomposity; owing to his small stature, he was often known as "die kleine Excellenz."