ampullosityn.

Brit.

/ˌampᵿˈlɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌæmp(j)əˈlɑsədi/

Forms:

α. 1800s– ampollosity.

β. 1800s– ampullosity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Italian ampollosità; Latin ampullositas.

Etymology: < (i) Italian ampollosità (1761; < ampolloso ampullous adj. + -ità -ity suffix), and its probable model (ii) post-classical Latin ampullositas turgidity of language, bombast (15th cent.; < ampullosus (see ampullous adj.) + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)).Compare Spanish ampulosidad (1742).

Now rare.

Pompous or pretentious language; bombast.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > inflated or bombastic style

inflation1603

windinessa1613

ranting1633

tumoura1639

turgency1654

tympany1680

swell1744

turgidity1756

turgidness1757

tumidity1791

ráiméis1828

mouthiness1830

spread-eagleism1858

inflatedness1867

ampullosity1869

telegraphese1870

mouthing1876

Barnumese1889

intumescence1893

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xii. 225 Didst ever touch such ampollosity As the man's own bubble?

1880 Academy 7 Aug. 92/1 The style is singularly clear and spirited, and is free from the diffuseness and ampullosity which disfigures so much of modern Spanish writing.

1949 Mod. Lang. Rev. 44 578 Centenaries..are occasions for pronouncing discourses.., distinguished for ampullosity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ampullosity
释义	ampullosityn. Brit. /ˌampᵿˈlɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌæmp(j)əˈlɑsədi/ Forms: α. 1800s– ampollosity. β. 1800s– ampullosity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Italian ampollosità; Latin ampullositas. Etymology: < (i) Italian ampollosità (1761; < ampolloso ampullous adj. + -ità -ity suffix), and its probable model (ii) post-classical Latin ampullositas turgidity of language, bombast (15th cent.; < ampullosus (see ampullous adj.) + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)).Compare Spanish ampulosidad (1742). Now rare. Pompous or pretentious language; bombast. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > inflated or bombastic style inflation1603 windinessa1613 ranting1633 tumoura1639 turgency1654 tympany1680 swell1744 turgidity1756 turgidness1757 tumidity1791 ráiméis1828 mouthiness1830 spread-eagleism1858 inflatedness1867 ampullosity1869 telegraphese1870 mouthing1876 Barnumese1889 intumescence1893 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xii. 225 Didst ever touch such ampollosity As the man's own bubble? 1880 Academy 7 Aug. 92/1 The style is singularly clear and spirited, and is free from the diffuseness and ampullosity which disfigures so much of modern Spanish writing. 1949 Mod. Lang. Rev. 44 578 Centenaries..are occasions for pronouncing discourses.., distinguished for ampullosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1869
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