English → Latin
“bombast” in Latin
ampullasmall amphora, phial, flask (properly made like a small amphora, with two small handles and a swollen middle, but with tampullorto make use of a bombastic style of discourse, use bombast
The English word bombast itself goes back to Latin bombȳx, through bombax.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bombast
verborum pompa, verborum tumor, inflata oratio, ampullae. To deal in bombast, adhibere quandam in dicendo speciem atque pompam: ampullari (Hor., ληκυθίζειν).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bombast?
- The usual Latin words for “bombast” are ampulla, ampullor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.