pontification
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- noun
- /pɒnˈtɪfɪˌkeɪʃən/
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pompousidad
- After his latest pontification at the conference, many attendees left feeling uninspired and confused.
Examples
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Too much pontification, in my opinion.
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His lengthy pontification about climate change only served to frustrate the audience who wanted real solutions.
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Science is investigation, not pontification.
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So why are you denying the science and offering nothing but pontification in its place?
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That one in particular just came off as pontification and religious-bashing.
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Our own biases and pontifications have nothing to do with anything but ourselves.
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The blog(s) need to serve a larger purpose other than pontification.
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This is what annoys me about the pontifications of the progs.
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That's just pontification, and when coupled with ridiculous demands, it will be dismissed as ravings.
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There's something to be said for the script's soapbox speeches and pontifications.
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Synonyms
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Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
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A claim to be more important, knowledgeable or to have a right they do not have
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A way of acting like you are very important that annoys other people
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Trying to make yourself seem more important or powerful than you are
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An act of showing off money or achievements to get attention
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Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are
A way of speaking that sounds moral and self-important using short wise-sounding phrases
A way of speaking or writing that seems too serious and showy
Antonyms
How Pompous
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- Formal
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- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
pontification = pontificate (semi-transparent) = pontific + ation
The word is derived from 'pontificate', which is not a common word for all learners.
Etymology
Pontification comes from Latin pontifex, originally 'bridge-maker', from pons 'bridge' and facere 'to make'. Because popes and senior priests often spoke in long, formal ways when giving orders or advice, pontification came to mean speaking in a pompous or self-important way.