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- Dictionaryostentatious/ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress: "a simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious"
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The meaning of OSTENTATIOUS is attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation. How to use ostentatious in a sentence.
OSTENTATIOUS definition: 1. too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people…. Learn more.
Ostentatious definition: characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others. See examples of OSTENTATIOUS used in a sentence.
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.
If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people.
Definition of ostentatious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
os•ten•ta•tious. 1. characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others. 2. intended to attract notice: ostentatious charity. os`ten•ta′tious•ness, n. syn: See grandiose. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
OSTENTATIOUS meaning: intended to attract attention or admiration, often by showing money or power: . Learn more.
Synonyms for OSTENTATIOUS: loud, noisy, extravagant, gaudy, excessive, ornate, garish, flashy; Antonyms of OSTENTATIOUS: understated, appropriate, conservative, quiet, proper, fitting, inconspicuous, unobtrusive.
adjective. 1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others. an ostentatious dresser. 2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice. Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity. SYNONYMS 1. See grandiose.
