tympany Meaning, Definition & Usage

Tym"pa*ny noun

Etymology

Gr. , fr. a kettledrum. See Tympanites.

Definitions

1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites. Fuller.
2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. "Thine 's a tympany of sense." Dryden.

   A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence. De Quincey.