bombast

Etymology


From, from , a variant of , from , possibly related to , from a root meaning “to twist, wind”.

Noun

 * 1)  Cotton, or cotton wool.
 * 2)  Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
 * 3)  High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
 * 1)  Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
 * 2)  High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
 * 1)  High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
 * 1)  High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
 * 1)  High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

Translations

 * Indonesian:
 * Latin: ampulla
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: bombast

Verb

 * 1) To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
 * 2) To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
 * 1) To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

Translations

 * Maori: tūpererū

Adjective

 * 1) Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from , from , a variant of , from , of origin.

Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  ; cotton or cotton wool

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) bombastic