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