- bombast bom·bast n
- ['bɒmbæst]
magniloquenza
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
bom|bast — «BOM bast», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) showy or high flown language that is without much meaning: »A few plain facts are better than a lot of bombast. b) overstatement; tall talk. 2. cotton wool used to stuff or pad garments. –adj. = bombastic.… … Useful english dictionary
Bombast — Bom bast (b[o^]m b[.a]st or b[u^]m b[.a]st; 277), n. [OF. bombace cotton, LL. bombax cotton, bombasium a doublet of cotton; hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See {Bombazine}.] 1. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A candle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombast — Bom bast, a. High sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic. [1913 Webster] [He] evades them with a bombast circumstance, Horribly stuffed with epithets of war. Shak. [1913 Webster] Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombast — Bom*bast (b[o^]m*b[.a]st or b[u^]m*b[.a]st ), v. t. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not bombasted with words vain ticklish ears to feed. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bombast — Bom|bast der; [e]s <aus gleichbed. engl. bombast, eigtl. »Baumwolle zum Auswattieren von Kleidern«, dies über lat. bombax, gr. pámbax aus mittelpers. pambak »Baumwolle«> (abwertend) [Rede]schwulst, Wortschwall … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
bombast — /bom bast/, n. 1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. 2. Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding. adj. 3. Obs. bombastic. [1560 70; earlier bombace padding < MF < ML bombacem, acc. of bombax; see BOMBAX… … Universalium
bombast — bom|bast [ bam,bæst ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL talk that is impressive but not sincere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bombast — bom·bast … English syllables
bombast — bom•bast [[t]ˈbɒm bæst[/t]] n. 1) pompous oratory or pretentious writing 2) Obs. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding 3) Obs. bombastic • Etymology: 1560–70; earlier bombace padding < MF < ML bombācem, acc. of bombāx;… … From formal English to slang
bombastisch — üppig; übermäßig; horrend; prächtig; auf großem Fuß (umgangssprachlich); prahlerisch; opulent; in Saus und Braus (umgangssprachlich); prachtvoll; verschwenderisch; üppig; … Universal-Lexikon