bŏm'băst'
The definition of balderdash is oral or written communication that is silly or dumb.
Inclined to brag; boasting
High-sounding but with little meaning.
Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.
Marked by passion or pomposity; bombastic
(Figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic:
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Used for persuasive effect:
The definition of a bluster is a stormy blowing of air or a noisy commotion.
(Countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.
Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.
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The quality of being pompous; ostentation; self-importance
A contrivance for clapping in theaters.
The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
The quality of being orotund.
Ranting speech
The definition of grandiloquent is something with big words used in a overly self-assured way.
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Becoming swollen; swelling.
The definition of turgid is something swollen or bloated, or language or style that is designed to show-off.
A braggart
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Boastfulness; bravado.
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
Anything made of or stuffed with soft material to fill out a shape, protect against friction, pressure, jarring, or blows, etc.; cushion
Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.
A treatise or book on this
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Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Special capability:
tumidity
The condition of being tumid
tympany
(Archaic) Inflated manner or style; bombast.
Worthless nonsense; drivel.
Having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive
Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.
Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff:
altiloquence
Pompous language; lofty speech.
Something foolish.
Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.
(Zoology) A slender, tubular, or bristlelike process:
Pretentious, pompous speech or writing
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