Canadian French Meaning of bombast

emphase

Other Canadian French words related to emphase

Definitions and Meaning of bombast in English

Wordnet

bombast (n)

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Webster

bombast (n.)

Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.

Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.

Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.

Webster

bombast (a.)

High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

Webster

bombast (v. t.)

To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.

FAQs About the word bombast

emphase

pompous or pretentious talk or writingOriginally, cotton, or cotton wool., Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; paddi

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bombasine => Bombazine, bombardon => Bombardon, bombardo => Bombarde, bombardment => bombardement, bombardman => Bomberman,