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• Ostentation — Os ten*ta tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.] 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; usually in a detractive sense. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ostentation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ostentation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ostentation ostentation display show flourish parade etalage pomp array state solemnity Sgm: N 1 dash dash splash sp …   English dictionary for students

• ostentation — [[t]ɒ̱stente͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as ostentation, you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. [FORMAL] Consumers are abandoning the excess and ostentation of… …   English dictionary

• ostentation — /os ten tay sheuhn, teuhn /, n. 1. pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others. 2. Archaic. the act of showing or exhibiting; display. [1425 75; late ME ostentacioun < MF ostentation < L… …   Universalium

• 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

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• 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 — n display, ritz, Inf. swank, splash, flourish, flashiness, frills; blazon, tinsel, trappings, spectacle, show, parade, pageantry, pomp; gilding, conspicuous consumption, window dressing, Inf. front, veneer, Inf. dog, Inf. keeping up with the… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• ostentation — os•ten•ta•tion [[t]ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃən, tən [/t]] n. 1) pretentious or conspicuous display intended to impress others 2) archaic the act of showing or displaying • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF < L ostentātiō, der. of ostentā(re) to display …   From formal English to slang