Meaning of OSTENTATIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `âstunt'eyshus
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- [adj] intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
- [adj] of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
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| | Synonyms: | | conspicuous, flaunty, in poor taste(p), kitsch, pretentious, showy, splashy, tasteless |
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| | Antonyms: | | unostentatious, unpretentious | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ness}, n.
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