ostentatious
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os·ten·ta·tious
(ŏs′tĕn-tā′shəs, -tən-)adj.
Characterized by or given to ostentation. See Synonyms at showy.
os′ten·ta′tious·ly adv.
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ostentatious
(ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs)adj
characterized by pretentious, showy, or vulgar display
ˌostenˈtatiously adv
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os•ten•ta•tious
(ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən-)adj.
1. characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others.
2. intended to attract notice: ostentatious charity.
[1650–60]
os`ten•ta′tious•ly, adv.
os`ten•ta′tious•ness, n.
syn: See grandiose.
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Adj. | 1. | ostentatious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" |
2. | ostentatious - (of a display) tawdry or vulgar tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
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ostentatious
adjective pretentious, extravagant, flamboyant, flash (informal), loud, dashing, inflated, conspicuous, vulgar, brash, high-flown, flashy, pompous, flaunted, flaunting, grandiose, crass, gaudy, showy, swanky (informal), snobbish, puffed up, specious, boastful, obtrusive, highfalutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent the ostentatious lifestyle of the nouveau riche
simple, conservative, reserved, plain, modest, low-key, sombre, inconspicuous
simple, conservative, reserved, plain, modest, low-key, sombre, inconspicuous
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ostentatious
adjectiveMarked by outward, often extravagant display:
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Translations
مُتَفاخِر، مُتَباهٍ، تَظاهُري
okázalý
liiallinenylitsevuotava
hivalkodó
sem er ætlaî aî vekja athygli
demonstratyviaidemonstratyvumasdemonstratyvuspretenzingumaspuikavimasis
ārišķīgsdižmanīgs
ostentatious
[ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs] ADJ [behaviour, car, clothes] → ostentoso; [surroundings, style of living] → suntuoso, fastuosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ostentatious
[ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs] adj [display, wealth] → ostentatoire
an ostentatious display of affection → une démonstration d'affection ostentatoire
an ostentatious display of affection → une démonstration d'affection ostentatoire
[building, event] → prétentieux/euse
an ostentatious wedding reception → une cérémonie de mariage prétentieuse
an ostentatious wedding reception → une cérémonie de mariage prétentieuse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ostentatious
adj
(= conspicuous) → ostentativ, betont auffällig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ostentatious
[ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs] adj (lifestyle) → pretenzioso/a; (gesture, wealth) → ostentato/ato be ostentatious about sth → ostentare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ostentatious
(ostenˈteiʃəs) adjective behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them. Their style of living is very ostentatious.
ˌostenˈtation nounˌostenˈtatiousness noun
ˌostenˈtatiously adverb
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