Word Definition

Bombast

  1. Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
  2. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
  3. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
  4. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
  5. High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.