Pompousness
Pompousness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the pompousness of the self-made billionaire was evident in the gaudy mansion he built for himself
Vainness and pompousness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vainness" instead a noun "Pompousness".
Vainness
Vainness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: the vexing vainness that seemed to fill every page of his memoirs
Pompousness and vainness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pompousness" instead a noun "Vainness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and pompousness
- conceit and vainness
- pride and pompousness
- pride and vainness
- pretension and pompousness
- pretension and vainness
- presumption and pompousness
- presumption and vainness
- superiority and pompousness
- superiority and vainness
- ostentation and pompousness
- ostentation and vainness
- self-love and pompousness
- self-love and vainness
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