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Ostentatiousness vs Pomposity - What's the difference?

ostentatiousness | pomposity | Synonyms |

Pomposity is a synonym of ostentatiousness.



As nouns the difference between ostentatiousness and pomposity

is that ostentatiousness is the property or characteristic of being ostentatious while pomposity is the quality of being pompous; self-importance.

ostentatiousness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.

    • pomposity

    English

    Noun

    (pomposities)
  • The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
    • With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity .

    Synonyms

    * bombast, ostentatiousness * pompousness (less common)

    Related terms

    * pompous