pompous
adjEtymology
From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.
Definitions
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
- But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of bravery, in the infamy of his nature.
The neighborhood
- antonymhumble
- antonymmodest
- antonymself-effacing
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at pompous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at pompous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at pompous
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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