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ostentatious Definition


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ostentation
noun
    1. Pretentious display of wealth or knowledge, etc, especially to attract attention or admiration.
Derivative: ostentatious
adj
    Seeking to attract attention, often by a display of wealth or knowledge
      Thesaurus: extravagant, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, pretentious, showy; pompous, vain, egotistic, boastful.
Derivative: ostentatiously
adverb
    Derivative: ostentatiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 15c: from Latin ostendere to show.



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