In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
POMPOSITY
ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
(noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pomposity (plural pomposities)
The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
Synonyms
• bombast, ostentatiousness
• pompousness (less common)
Source: Wiktionary
Pom*pos"i*ty, n.; pl. Pomposities (.
Definition: The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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