Pomposity
Pomposity noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: restaurant reviews that are written with a pomposity that will leave a bad taste in anyone's mouth
Presumptuousness and pomposity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Presumptuousness" instead a noun "Pomposity".
Presumptuousness
Presumptuousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: only a person of unparalleled presumptuousness would assert that she knows all there is to know about words
Pomposity and presumptuousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pomposity" instead a noun "Presumptuousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and pomposity
- conceit and presumptuousness
- loftiness and pomposity
- loftiness and presumptuousness
- pride and pomposity
- pride and presumptuousness
- pretension and pomposity
- pretension and presumptuousness
- presumption and pomposity
- presumption and presumptuousness
- egotism and pomposity
- egotism and presumptuousness
- vanity and pomposity
- vanity and presumptuousness
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