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English noun: ostentation

1. ostentation (communication) a gaudy outward display


Synonymsfanfare, 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


Synonymsinflation, 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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