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: General2.Definition: a general and progressive increase in prices
"In inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
Category: General3.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