Pompousness
Pompousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: offended by the pompousness of the minor official
Self-conceit and pompousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-conceit" instead a noun "Pompousness".
Self-conceit
Self-conceit noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the movie star became a victim of her own self-conceit, having deluded herself into believing that she was as great as her press agent said she was
Pompousness and self-conceit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pompousness" instead a noun phrase "Self-conceit".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and pompousness
- conceit and self-conceit
- loftiness and pompousness
- loftiness and self-conceit
- pride and pompousness
- pride and self-conceit
- pretension and pompousness
- pretension and self-conceit
- superiority and pompousness
- superiority and self-conceit
- swagger and pompousness
- swagger and self-conceit
- self-love and pompousness
- self-love and self-conceit
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