物々しい

• 読み: ものものしい
• ローマ字: monomonoshii
• 漢字の分解: 物々 (monomo) — reduplicated 'things/matters' | 物 (mono/butsu) — thing, matter
• 発音: /mo.no.mo.no.ɕiː/

意味

Imposing; grand; exaggerated; ominous. Describes an atmosphere or display that feels unnecessarily grand, menacing, or overdone.

An i-adjective conveying an exaggerated solemnity or intimidating air. It can describe a ceremonial scene with conspicuous security, an ominous atmosphere before trouble, or speech and mannerisms that are pompously inflated beyond the situation. The nuance often implies that the grandeur or seriousness is somewhat over the top.

例文

1. 警備員が物々しい装備で出迎え、式典の厳粛さが一層増した。
2. 事件発生のニュースに、町全体が物々しい雰囲気に包まれた。
3. 彼は大げさに物々しい口調で話すが、実際には大した問題ではなかった。

使い方ガイド

場面: news reporting, security situations, ceremonies, literature

トーン: dramatic

起源と歴史

Derived from 物 (mono — thing, matter) reduplicated and suffixed with しい to form an i-adjective. The reduplication of 物 intensifies the sense of weighty, ominous 'thingness' — as though every object or person radiates foreboding.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General