1. Documents that appear to be way beyond understanding by the average person: Legal documents are well-known for their pomposity because they usually have so much specialized jargon or vocabulary beyond what most people can comprehend.
2. Someone who presents himself or herself as being magnificent or much more important than anyone else: There is a candidate running for President of the U.S. who expresses a great deal of pomposity regarding his wealth as a successful businessman and how much more he can achieve than any of the others who are running for the office.

Although the visitor who attended the commencement had some good things to say, those to whom he talked doubted his pomposities when he bragged about his great successes since graduating two years ago from that same high school.

1. The quality of being pompous.
2. An instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior.
1. Pompous demeanor, speech, or action.
2. A pompous gesture, habit, or action.

1. Pompous demeanor, speech, or action.
2. A pompous gesture, habit, or action.