gaudery vs pomp what difference
what is difference between gaudery and pomp
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔːdəɹi/
Noun
gaudery (countable and uncountable, plural gauderies)
- finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.
- 1674, John Dryden, Prologue Spoken at the Opening of the New House
- tarnished gaudery
- 1674, John Dryden, Prologue Spoken at the Opening of the New House
Related terms
- gaudy
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “I send”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒmp/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːmp/
- Rhymes: -ɒmp
Noun
pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)
- Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.
Related terms
- pompous
- pomposity
- hypnopompic
Derived terms
- pomp and circumstance
Translations
Verb
pomp (third-person singular simple present pomps, present participle pomping, simple past and past participle pomped)
- (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.
- 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood
- pomp’d for those hard trifles
- 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood
Further reading
- pomp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pomp in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pomp at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “pomp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch pomp, from Middle Dutch pompe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔmp/
Noun
pomp (plural pompe, diminutive pompie)
- pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
Danish
Etymology
From German Pomp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔmp/, [pʰʌmˀb̥]
Noun
pomp c (singular definite pompen, not used in plural form)
- pomp (show of magnificence)
Synonyms
- pragt
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pompe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔmp/
- Hyphenation: pomp
- Rhymes: -ɔmp
Noun
pomp f (plural pompen, diminutive pompje n)
- pump (device for moving liquid or gas)
Derived terms
- benzinepomp
- bierpomp
- fietspomp
- maagpomp
- pompen
- scheepspomp
- stadspomp
- voetpomp
- waterpomp
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pomp
- → Indonesian: pompa
- → Japanese: ポンプ
- → Papiamentu: pòmp, pomp
- → Sranan Tongo: pompu
- → Aukan: pompu
Icelandic
Etymology
Probably a loan word from the Danish pomp, from the French pompe, from the Latin pompa (“display, parade, procession”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰɔm̥p/
- Rhymes: -ɔm̥p
Noun
pomp n (genitive singular pomps)
- ceremony, pomp
Declension
Synonyms
- (ceremony, pomp): viðhöfn, skraut
Derived terms
- pomp og prakt