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Showing words for FUSTIAN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Fustian

faunist, fiaunts, fustian, infaust

6 Letter Words for Fustian

austin, faints, fiants, fiaunt, fusain, fustin, tuinas, unfast, unfits

5 Letter Words for Fustian

ainus, aitus, antis, astun, aunts, fains, faint, faits, fanit, fasti, fauns, faust, fiant, fiats, funis, inust, naifs, natus, saint, sanit, satin, saunt, siafu, snafu, snift, stain, staun, suant, suint, tains, tuans, tufan, tufas, tuina, tunas, tunis, unais, unfit, uniat, unist, units, usant

4 Letter Words for Fustian

ains, aint, ainu, aits, aitu, anis, ansi, ansu, anti, ants, antu, anus, asin, atis, aufs, aunt, fain, fait, fans, fant, fast, fats, faun, faut, fiat, fins, fist, fits, funs, funt, fust, inst, inta, isnt, itas, naif, nais, nasi, nast, nats, natu, naut, nist, nits, nuts, saft, sain, sant, sati, sauf, saut, sian, sift, sina, sita, situ, snit, stun, sufi, suit, suni, sunt, tain, tais, tans, tasu, taun, taus, tins, tsia, tsun, tuan, tufa, tuis, tuna, tuns, unai, unis, unit, unta, utai, utas, utis

3 Letter Words for Fustian

aft, ain, ais, ait, ans, ant, anu, ast, auf, fan, fas, fat, fin, fit, fun, fut, ifs, inf, ins, int, isn, ist, ita, its, naf, nas, nat, nis, nit, nus, nut, sai, san, sat, sau, sif, sin, sit, sta, suf, sui, sun, tai, tan, tas, tau, tin, tis, tiu, tsi, tua, tui, tun, ufa, ufs, uit, una, uni, uns, usa, ust, uta, uti, uts

Definitions for Fustian

[1] a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
[2] a fabric of stout twilled cotton or of cotton and low-quality wool, with a short nap or pile.
[3] inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking: Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.
[4] made of fustian: a fustian coat; fustian bed linen.
[5] pompous or bombastic, as language: fustian melodrama.
[6] worthless; cheap: fustian knaves and dupes.
[7] a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap (as modifier ) a fustian jacket
[8] pompous or pretentious talk or writing
[9] cheap; worthless
[10] pompous; bombastic

Words related to Fustian

pontifical, ranting, arrogant, boastful, bombastic, conceited, highfalutin, lofty, ostentatious, portentous, pretentious, self-centered, self-important, vain, vainglorious

Words nearby Fustian

fussbudget, fusspot, fussy, fustanella, fustet, fustian, fustic, fustigate, fustinella, fusty, fusula

Origin of Fustian

1150–1200; Middle English < Old French fustaigne < Medieval Latin fūstāneum, perhaps a derivative of Latin fūstis stick, cudgel (Late Latin: trunk; cf. fusty), if a translation of Latin xylinus, Greek (Septuagint) xýlina lína cotton, literally, linen from wood; Fostat, a suburb of Cairo, has also been proposed as the source of fūstāneum

Word origin for Fustian

C12: from Old French fustaigne , from Medieval Latin fustāneum , from Latin fustis cudgel

Synonyms for Fustian

pontifical, ranting, arrogant, boastful, bombastic, conceited, flaunting, high and mighty, highfalutin, lofty, ostentatious, portentous, pretentious, puffed up, self-centered, self-important, vain, vainglorious