Bombast

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा (Aadambarpoorn bhaasha) – Language that sounds impressive but has little meaning.

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Pompousness – दिखावे वाली बात (dikhaave waali baat)
Grandiloquence – भव्य भाषा (bhavya bhaasha)

Pretentious – दिखावटी (dikhaavati)
Hyperbole – अतिशयोक्ति (atishayokti)

“Bombast” shabd Middle English aur Old French “bombace” se aaya hai jo soft padding ko refer karta hai.

– “Bombast” comes from Middle English and Old French “bombace,” which referred to soft padding.

Adjective: Bombastic – आडंबरपूर्ण (aadambarpoorn)

Adverb: Bombastically – आडंबरपूर्ण ढंग से (aadambarpoorn dhang se)

1. Politician ka speech bombast se bhara tha par usme kuch meaning nahi tha.

– The politician’s speech was full of bombast but lacked substance.

2. Apni bombastic baaton se usne sabko impress karne ki koshish ki.

– He tried to impress everyone with his bombastic language.

India mein, political speeches aur media ke kuch parts mein bombast kaafi suna ja sakta hai jab zabardasti impressive language use hoti hai.

“Bombast” shabd aksar over-the-top ya baaton mein exaggeration ke sense mein use hota hai jo asal mein important nahi hoti.

Simple talk (साधारण बातचीत)

Pompous language (आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा)

Whisper (फुसफुसाना)

Polite language (शालीन भाषा)

‘Pompous language’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bombast ka matlab hai impressive sounding but meaningless baatein.

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (यूनानी)

Sanskrit (संस्कृत)

Old French (पुरानी फ्रेंच)

‘Old French’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bombast ka origin Old French aur Middle English se hai.

Grandiloquence (भव्य भाषा)

Pompousness (दिखावे वाली बात)

Simplicity (सादगी)

Pretentious (दिखावटी)

‘Simplicity’ sahi jawab hai kyunki bombast ka opposite hai, jo simple aur directly meaningful nahi hota.