pomposo

English

Etymology

From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”).

Adjective

pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)

  1. (music) grand and dignified

Adverb

pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)

  1. (music) in a grand and dignified manner

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pomposo in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin pompōsus.

Adjective

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

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin pompōsus.

Adjective

pomposo m (feminine singular pomposa, masculine plural pomposos, feminine plural pomposas, comparable)

  1. pompous (affectedly grand)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin pompōsus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pomˈposo/, [põmˈposo]

Adjective

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

  1. pompous
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