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ostentation (noun)

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  • ostentation — ► NOUN ▪ flamboyant display which is intended to impress. DERIVATIVES ostentatious adjective. ORIGIN from Latin ostendere stretch out to view …   English terms dictionary

  • ostentation — noun Etymology: Middle English ostentacion, from Middle French, from Latin ostentation , ostentatio, from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere Date: 15th century 1. excessive display ; pretentiousness 2. archaic an act of displaying …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ostentation — noun (U) an unnecessary show of wealth or knowledge intended to make people admire you: Their simple style of dress and complete lack of ostentation made me like them even more …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ostentation — noun most car buyers are looking for a lot more than ostentation Syn: showiness, show, pretentiousness, vulgarity, conspicuousness, display, flamboyance, gaudiness, brashness, extravagance, ornateness, exhibitionism; informal flashiness, glitz,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • ostentation — noun Ambitious display; pretentious parade; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. Syn: parade, pageantry, show, showiness, pomp, pompousness, vaunting, boasting See Also …   Wiktionary

  • ostentation — noun the pretentious display of wealth, skill, or knowledge, designed to impress. Origin ME: via OFr. from L. ostentatio(n ), from ostentare, frequentative of ostendere stretch out to view …   English new terms dictionary

  • ostentation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pretentious display Nouns 1. ostentation, ostentatiousness, display, show, flourish, parade; pomp, array, state, solemnity; dash, splash, glitter, strut; bombast, pomposity (see boasting); tinsel,… …   English dictionary for students

  • ostentation — os|ten|ta|tion [ ,asten teıʃn ] noun uncount a show of something such as money, power, or skill that is intended to impress people …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ostentation — UK [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] a show of something such as money, power, or skill that is intended to impress people …   English dictionary

  • ostentation — /ɒstɛnˈteɪʃən / (say osten tayshuhn) noun 1. pretentious show; display intended to impress others. 2. such a show or display. Also, ostentatiousness. {Middle English, from Latin ostentātio} …  

  • ostentatious — ostentation ► NOUN ▪ flamboyant display which is intended to impress. DERIVATIVES ostentatious adjective. ORIGIN from Latin ostendere stretch out to view …   English terms dictionary

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