The difference between Bombast and Purple prose
When used as nouns, bombast means cotton, or cotton wool, whereas purple prose means extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.
Bombast is also verb with the meaning: to swell or fill out.
Bombast is also adjective with the meaning: big without meaning, or high-sounding.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bombast and Purple prose
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Bombast as a noun (archaic):
Cotton, or cotton wool.
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Bombast as a noun (archaic):
Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
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Bombast as a noun (figuratively):
High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
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Bombast as a verb:
To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
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Bombast as a verb:
To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
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Bombast as an adjective:
Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.
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Purple prose as a noun (idiomatic):
Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.