ostentation
Plural: ostentations
Noun
- a gaudy outward display
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- pretentious or showy or vulgar display
- Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
- A show or spectacle.
Origin / Etymology
Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn.
Synonyms
fanfare, flash, inflation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, boasting, pageantry, parade, pomp, show, showiness, vaunting
Scrabble Score: 11
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