ostentation
Meaning of ostentation
- the pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress.
the office was spacious, but without any trace of ostentation
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ostentatio(n- ), from the verb ostentare, frequentative of ostendere ‘stretch out to view’.
Information about ostentation
- It is a name.
- The plural form of ostentation is: ostentations.
- Languages in which ostentation is used:
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Hyphenation of ostentation
os-ten-ta-tion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- ostentation is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
ostentation synonyms
Meaning fanfare:
Meaning ostentatiousness:
ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
Meaning an outward display intended to give a false impression:
Meaning the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness:
Meaning the state or quality of being vulgar:
Meaning the conspicuous exhibition of one's wealth; ostentation:
Meaning the tendency to attract attention because of one's exuberance, confidence, and stylishness:
Meaning showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour:
Meaning excessive elaboration:
Meaning the quality of being exaggerated and excessively dramatic:
Meaning behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress:
Meaning extravagant behaviour that is intended to attract attention to oneself:
Meaning display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance:
Meaning extravagant but superficial display:
Meaning behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others:
ostentation antonyms
Meaning the quality or state of being unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities:
Translation of ostentation
- Italian: ostentazione, affettazione
- Spanish: ostentación
Anagrams of ostentation
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