pomposo

English

Etymology

From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”). Doublet of pompous.

Adjective

pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)

1. (music) ceremonious and dignified

Adverb

pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)

1. (music) in a ceremonious and dignified manner

References

• “pomposo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin pompōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pomˈpo.zo/, (traditional) /pomˈpo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pom‧pó‧so

Adjective

pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposi, feminine plural pompose)

1. magnificent, grand, stately
2. self-important, ostentatious, showy, pompous

Derived terms

• pomposamente

Related terms

• pompa
• pomposità

 

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin pompōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /põˈpo.zu/

• Hyphenation: pom‧po‧so

Adjective

pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposos, feminine plural pomposas, metaphonic)

1. pompous (affectedly grand)

Derived terms

• pomposamente

Related terms

• pompa

Further reading

• “pomposo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pompōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pomˈposo/ [põmˈpo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pom‧po‧so

Adjective

pomposo (feminine pomposa, masculine plural pomposos, feminine plural pomposas)

1. pompous, highfalutin

Related terms

• pompa
• pomposidad

 

Further reading

• “pomposo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16