ostentation

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/

Noun

ostentation (uncountable)

1. Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
2. (obsolete) A show or spectacle.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1

     Let her awhile be secretly kept in,

     And publish it that she is dead indeed:

     Maintain a mourning ostentation;

Synonyms

• parade
• pageantry
• show
• showiness
• pomp
• pompousness
• vaunting
• boasting
• See also Thesaurus:arrogance

Related terms

• ostentatious
• ostensive
• ostensible

Translations

• French: ostentation
• German: Zurschaustellung, Schaustellung, Pomp, Prahlerei
• Russian: показное проявле́ние

Translations

• French: spectacle
• German: Schau, Spektakel
• Russian: демонстра́ция

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