Bombast

['bɒmbæst] or ['bɑmbæst]

Definition

(noun.) pompous or pretentious talk or writing.

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Definition

(n.) Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.

(n.) Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.

(n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.

(a.) High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

(v. t.) To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Fustian, rodomontade, rant, inflated style, swelling or pompous phraseology.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Rhodomontade, braggadocio, gasconade, bluster, inflatedness, pomposity,exaggerativeness, fustian

ANT:Truthfulness, moderation, refrain, veracity, modesty, temperateness, humility

Checker: Marge

Definition

n. inflated or high-sounding language: originally cotton or any soft material used for stuffing garments.—adj. Bombas′tic high-sounding: inflated.

Editor: Vanessa