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pomposity (n.)

early 15c., pomposite, "solemnity" (a sense now obsolete), from Medieval Latin pompositas, from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous). The sense of "ostentatious display," usually objectionable, is from 1610s in English; earlier in French pomposité.

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Definitions of pomposity from WordNet

pomposity (n.)
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity;
Synonyms: ostentation / ostentatiousness / pompousness / pretentiousness / puffiness / splashiness / inflation
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