Synonyms of the word fustian


FUSTIANBLAH - BOMBAST - CLAPTRAP - CLOTH - FABRIC - GRANDILOQUENCE - GRANDIOSITY - MAGNILOQUENCE - MATERIAL - ORNATENESS - RANT - RHETORIC - TEXTILE

fustian

  • n. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.
  • n. A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.
  • n. Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.

blah

  • n. (uncountable, informal) Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
  • n. (informal) (in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness,…
  • adj. (informal) Dull; uninteresting; insipid.
  • adj. (informal) Low in spirit or health; down.
  • interj. An expression of mild frustration.
  • interj. (When spoken repeatedly, often three times in succession: blah blah blah!) Imitative of idle, meaningless…
  • interj. Representing the sound of vomiting. See bleah, bleh.
  • v. (intransitive) To utter idle, meaningless talk.

bombast

  • n. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.
  • n. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.
  • n. (figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language…
  • v. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate.
  • adj. High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

claptrap

  • n. Empty verbiage or nonsense.
  • n. (historical) A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters.
  • n. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.

cloth

  • n. (uncountable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
  • n. (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
  • n. (Can we verify([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +]) this sense?) A form of attire…
  • n. (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.

fabric

  • n. (archaic) structure, building.
  • n. (archaic) The act of constructing; construction; fabrication.
  • n. (archaic) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship;…
  • n. The framework underlying a structure.
  • n. A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
  • n. (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
  • n. (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance.

grandiloquence

  • n. lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

grandiosity

  • n. The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).

magniloquence

  • n. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

material

  • adj. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
  • adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
  • adj. (law, accounting) Significant.
  • n. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
  • n. Text written for a specific purpose.
  • n. A sample or specimens for study.
  • n. Cloth to be made into a garment.
  • n. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.
  • n. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
  • n. The substance that something is made or composed of.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.

ornateness

  • n. The state of being ornate.

rant

  • n. A criticism done by ranting.
  • n. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
  • n. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with…
  • v. To speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger.
  • v. To criticize by ranting.
  • v. To dance rant steps.

rhetoric

  • adj. Synonym of rhetorical.
  • n. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  • n. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

textile

  • n. (usually in the plural) Cloth produced from a fabric.
  • n. (naturism) A non-nudist.
  • adj. (naturism) Clothing compulsive.

If you are interested in words, visit the following sites :




This web site uses cookies, click to know more.
© BJPR Internet technologies. Web site updated the March 20, 2019. Informations & Contacts