Pompous tone Synonyms

Definitions for Pompous


  • (adjective) having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
  • (adjective) having too high an opinion of oneself
  • (adjective) self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance

Definitions for Tone


  • (noun) a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
  • (noun) a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished
  • (noun) the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people , or a thing different from others