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Bombast

noun
/ˈbɒmbæst/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounCotton, or cotton wool.
2.nounCotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
3.nounHigh-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
4.verbTo swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
5.verbTo use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
6.adjectiveBig without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Synonyms

fustianaureationbombard phrasegrandiloquencepurple proseaureatehighfalutinrantblahclaptrapbombastrytympany
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