tympany

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tim′pə nē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tym•pa•ny  (tim′pə nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologytympanites.
  2. [Archaic.]inflated or pretentious style;
    bombast;
    turgidity.
  • Greek tympaníās tympanites
  • Medieval Latin tympanias
  • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tympany /ˈtɪmpənɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  1. another name for tympanites
'tympany' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tympanites

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