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- DictionaryOs·ten·ta·tious/ˌäst(ə)nˈtāSHəs/
adjective
- 1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice: "books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish"
No one wants to be described as ostentatious, a word whose cousins include pretentious, flamboyant, and gaudy. It originates from the Latin word ostentare, "to display," but in English it's often used for displays of the crass or vulgar sort.
Definition of ostentatious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. Marked by outward, often extravagant display: flamboyant, pretentious, showy, splashy, splurgy. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
4 days ago · If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people.
Synonyms for OSTENTATIOUS: loud, noisy, extravagant, gaudy, excessive, ornate, garish, flashy; Antonyms of OSTENTATIOUS: understated, appropriate, conservative, quiet, proper, fitting, inconspicuous, unobtrusive
adverb. He dresses ostentatiously. Her ring had an ostentatiously large diamond. OSTENTATIOUS meaning: displaying wealth, knowledge, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy.
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity. ostentat ( ion) + - ious 1650–60. os′ten•ta′tious•ly, adv. os′ten•ta′tious•ness, n. 1. . See grandiose.
