What is "ostentation" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ostentation mean in English? Meaning of ostentation definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ostentation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ostentation": a gaudy outward display

Noun

  • Meaning: a gaudy outward display
  • Synonyms: fanfare flash ostentation
  • Hyponyms: bluster bravado exhibitionism pedantry ritz splurge
  • Hypernyms: display
  • Meaning of "ostentation": lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

    Noun

  • Meaning: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
  • Synonyms: inflation ostentation ostentatiousness pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness
  • Hypernyms: inelegance
  • Meaning of "ostentation": pretentious or showy or vulgar display

    Noun

  • Meaning: pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  • Synonyms: ostentation
  • Hypernyms: largeness pretension pretentiousness
  • Synonyms:

    parade, show, pompousness, pretension, spectacle, affectation, array, demonstration, splurge, swank, boasting, flash, exhibition, vainglory, swagger, braggadocio, pomp, fuss, bravado, pretending, pomposity, magnificence, flourish, shine, pageant, boast, pageantry, pretentiousness, brag, splendor, put-on, display, vaunt, false front, flaunting, showoff, flamboyance, bragging, garishness, showiness, grandstand play, parading, showing off, swaggering, vaunting, window-dressing,

    Antonyms:

    concealment, ordinariness, simplicity, modesty, quiet, hiding, truth, dullness, plainness, reservation,

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    ostentation in English: ostentation
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