rimbombante

pompous

adjective rreem-bohm-BAHN-teh Rare

Origin: From rimbombar (to resound, to boom), itself from Italian rimbombare.

Also means

high-sounding

Usage Note

Rimbombante describes language, titles, or claims that sound grand and impressive but often lack substance — the Spanish equivalent of 'high-flown' or 'bombastic'. It is almost always pejorative: un título rimbombante (a pompous title), palabras rimbombantes (flowery, empty words). It is purely a quality adjective and does not describe sounds literally, despite its onomatopoeic origin.

Examples

"Usó palabras rimbombantes para ocultar su ignorancia."

Natural Translation

He used pompous words to hide his ignorance.

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