Noun Definition

inflation

1.Definition: (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

Category: General

2.Definition: a general and progressive increase in prices

"In inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

Category: General

3.Definition: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Related Noun(s):ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness

Category: General

4.Definition: the act of filling something with air

Category: General