pompous

• Qualifie une personne ou un comportement qui est excessivement suffisant, arrogant ou prétentieux, avec un air d'importance exagérée.

Describes a person or behavior that is excessively self-important, arrogant, or grandiose.

1. Arrogantly self-importantB2formal

   Having or showing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities; vain and conceited.

   Pompeux, prétentieux

   • The professor was so pompous that he refused to listen to anyone else's ideas.
   • His pompous attitude made him unpopular among his colleagues.
   • She gave a pompous speech about her own achievements.

   Synonymesarrogantconceitedegotisticalhaughtyimperiousoverbearingpretentiousself-importantsuperciliousvain

   Antonymeshumblemodestself-effacingunassuming

2. Grand and ceremonialC1formal

   Characterized by excessive ceremony, stately display, or formal grandeur.

   Solennel et cérémonieux

   • The royal wedding was a pompous affair with elaborate decorations.
   • The ceremony was pompous and lasted for hours.
   • He enjoyed the pompous rituals of the ancient court.

   Synonymesceremoniousgrandimposingmajesticsolemnstately

   Antonymeshumbleinformalmodestplainsimpleunceremonious