different between gorgeousness vs pomp

English

Etymology

gorgeous +? -ness

Noun

gorgeousness (countable and uncountable, plural gorgeousnesses)

1. The characteristic or quality of being gorgeous

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pomp?, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from ????? (pémp?, “I send”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?mp/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??mp/
• Rhymes: -?mp

Noun

pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)

1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
2. 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)

1. (obsolete) To make a pompous display; to conduct.
   • 1640, Ben Jonson, Underwood

     pomp'd for those hard trifles

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): /p?mp/

Noun

pomp (plural pompe, diminutive pompie)

1. pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

Danish

Etymology

From German Pomp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?mp/, [p??m?b?]

Noun

pomp c (singular definite pompen, not used in plural form)

1. 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): /p?mp/
• Hyphenation: pomp
• Rhymes: -?mp

Noun

pomp f (plural pompen, diminutive pompje n)

1. pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

Derived terms

• benzinepomp
• bierpomp
• fietspomp
• maagpomp
• pompen
• scheepspomp
• stadspomp
• voetpomp
• waterpomp

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pomp
• ? Indonesian: pompa
• ? Japanese: ???
• ? 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 ????? (pomp?, “a sending”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??m?p/
• Rhymes: -?m?p

Noun

pomp n (genitive singular pomps)

1. ceremony, pomp

Declension

Synonyms

• (ceremony, pomp): viðhöfn, skraut

Derived terms

• pomp og prakt