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Definition of Ostentation
1. Noun. A gaudy outward display.
Generic synonyms: Display
Specialized synonyms: Bluster, Bravado, Exhibitionism, Ritz, Splurge, Pedantry
Derivative terms: Flash, Flashy, Ostentate, Ostentatious
2. Noun. Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
Generic synonyms: Inelegance
Derivative terms: Ostentatious, Ostentatious, Pompous, Pompous, Pretentious, Pretentious, Ostentatious
3. Noun. Pretentious or showy or vulgar display.
Definition of Ostentation
1. n. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
Definition of Ostentation
1. Noun. Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A show or spectacle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ostentation
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Medical Definition of Ostentation
1. 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." "He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation." (Atterbury) 2. A show or spectacle. Synonym: Parade, pageantry, show, pomp, pompousness, vaunting, boasting. See Parade. Origin: L. Ostentatio: cf. F. Ostentation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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