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Definition of Ostentatiousness
1. 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
Definition of Ostentatiousness
1. Noun. The property or characteristic of being ostentatious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostentatiousness
Literary usage of Ostentatiousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish by Eugene O'Curry (1873)
"S. If I see the champion of Cuailgne With his ostentatiousness of fame, It is
not in retreat he goeth from us, But it is towards us he cometh, Though fleet ..."
2. The Institutes of Vishnu by Julius Jolly (1900)
"6 ostentatiousness=making a show of piety; pride = scil. of wealth and learning;
vanity=esteeming oneself too highly; harsh- ness= mercilessness. ..."
3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"... met by the corrupt sales of offices, titles, and dignities; and idle
ostentatiousness, always a failing of the nation, was nattered and encouraged. ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"... met by the corrupt sales of offices, titles, and dignities ; and idle
ostentatiousness, always a failing of the nation, was flattered and encouraged. ..."
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