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English noun: ostentation | |||
| 1. | ostentation (communication) a gaudy outward display | ||
| Synonyms | fanfare, flash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bluster, bravado, exhibitionism, pedantry, ritz, splurge | ||
| 2. | ostentation (attribute) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||
| Synonyms | inflation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inelegance | ||
| 3. | ostentation (attribute) pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | largeness, pretension, pretentiousness | ||
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