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ostentation

/,ɑstɛn'teɪʃən/

Synonyms of ostentation Antonyms of ostentation Examples of ostentation Usage of ostentation Parts of ostentation Definition that contains ostentation Words sounding like ostentation Explanation of ostentation

noun
a gaudy outward display
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fanfare flash

type of:
display
noun
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
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inflation ostentatiousness pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness

type of:
inelegance
noun
pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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type of:
pretension largeness pretentiousness

Definition that contains ostentation

flamboyant marked by ostentation but often tasteless
showy marked by ostentation but often tasteless
splashy marked by ostentation but often tasteless
ostentatiously with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
showily with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner