Ostentation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃn|
Brit.
|ˌɒstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a gaudy outward display (syn: fanfare, flash)
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (syn: inflation, pomposity, pretentiousness)
- pretentious or showy or vulgar display
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (syn: inflation, pomposity, pretentiousness)
- pretentious or showy or vulgar display
Extra examples
The actress avoids ostentation. She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.
He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation.
Her lifestyle was remarkably free from ostentation.
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