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OSTENTATIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intended to attract notice and impress others
Example:
an ostentatious sable coat
Synonyms:
ostentatious; pretentious
Classified under:
Similar:
flaunty (inclined to flaunt)
flamboyant; showy; splashy (marked by ostentation but often tasteless)
Antonym:
unostentatious (not ostentatious)
Derivation:
ostentation (pretentious or showy or vulgar display)
ostentation (a gaudy outward display)
ostentatiousness (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Synonyms:
ostentatious; pretentious
Classified under:
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Derivation:
ostentatiousness (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
