Canadian English Meaning of ostentation
Ostentation
Other Canadian English words related to Ostentation
- decoration
- flamboyance
- flashiness
- Garishness
- gaudiness
- glitz
- luxuriance
- luxury
- ornamentation
- Ostentatiousness
- pomp
- pretentiousness
- Showiness
- spectacle
- swank
- Adornment
- dressing
- Extravagance
- fanfare
- flash
- mummery
- opulence
- pageantry
- parade
- Pretence
- Pretence
- Dazzle
- embellishment
- extravagance
- Garnishment
- magnificence
- pageant
- razzle-dazzle
- razzmatazz
- wealth
- Show
- sumptuousness
- tackiness
- Trimming
- vulgarity
- brilliance
- fanciness
- hullabaloo
Nearest Words of ostentation
Definitions and Meaning of ostentation in English
ostentation (n)
a gaudy outward display
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
pretentious or showy or vulgar display
ostentation (n.)
The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
A show or spectacle.
FAQs About the word ostentation
Ostentation
a gaudy outward display, lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity, pretentious or showy or vulgar displayThe act of ostentat
decoration,flamboyance,flashiness,Garishness,gaudiness,glitz,luxuriance,luxury,ornamentation,Ostentatiousness
austerity,elegance,moderation,modesty,plainness,restraint,severity,Simplicity,_understatement_,Conservativeness
ostentate => show off, ostent => Flaunt, ostensory => monstrance, ostensorium => monstrance, ostensively => ostensibly,
