pedantería

Definitions of pedantería
  1. noun
    lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
    synonyms: ampulosidad, aparatosidad, elación, empaque, hinchazón, magisterio, mirlo, pomposidad, prosopopeya, rimbombancia
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    type of:
    deslucimiento, inelegancia
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
  2. noun
    exaggerated and arrogant properness
    synonyms: presunción
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    type of:
    corrección, procedencia, propiedad, seriedad
    correct or appropriate behavior
  3. noun
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
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    type of:
    fanfarria, ostentación
    a gaudy outward display
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