Magnificence; gloriousness
ETYM Cf. French grandiosité, Italian grandiositŕ.
High flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; SYN. magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric.
ETYM Latin ostentatio: cf. French ostentation.
1. A showy outward display; SYN. fanfare.
2. Lack of elegance as a consequence of pomposity; SYN. ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness.
3. Pretentious or showy or vulgar display.
Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular quality; splendor.
The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.