英语词汇“ostentatious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of flash

Definition

ostentatious or vulgar

flash jewellery and watches

Synonyms

ostentatious,

smart,

glamorous,

trendy,

showy,

cheap,

bling (slang)

in the sense of flashy

Definition

showy in a vulgar way

a flashy sports car

Synonyms

showy,

loud,

over the top (informal),

flamboyant,

brash,

tacky (informal),

flaunting,

glitzy (slang),

tasteless,

naff (British, slang),

gaudy,

garish,

jazzy (informal),

tawdry,

ostentatious,

snazzy (informal),

glittery,

meretricious,

cheap and nasty,

in poor taste,

tinselly,

bling (slang)

in the sense of flaunting

Synonyms

ostentatious,

flamboyant,

pretentious,

brazen,

gaudy,

bling (slang)

in the sense of gaudy

Definition

vulgarly bright or colourful

a gaudy orange-and-purple hat

Synonyms

garish,

bright,

glaring,

vulgar,

brilliant,

flash (informal),

loud,

brash,

tacky (informal),

flashy,

tasteless,

jazzy (informal),

tawdry,

showy,

gay (old-fashioned),

ostentatious,

raffish (archaic),

brummagem (archaic),

florid

in the sense of grandiose

Definition

impressive, or meant to impress

Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything.

Synonyms

pretentious,

ambitious,

extravagant,

flamboyant,

high-flown,

pompous,

showy,

ostentatious,

bombastic

in the sense of high-flown

Definition

extravagant or pretentious

Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.

Synonyms

extravagant,

elaborate,

pretentious,

exaggerated,

inflated,

lofty,

grandiose,

overblown,

florid,

high-falutin (informal),

arty-farty (informal),

magniloquent

in the sense of highfalutin

Definition

(of behaviour) excessively grand or pompous

This isn't highfalutin art.

Synonyms

pompous,

lofty,

high-flown,

pretentious,

grandiose,

swanky (informal),

florid,

bombastic,

supercilious,

high-sounding,

arty-farty (informal),

magniloquent

in the sense of inflated

Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule.

Synonyms

elaborate,

involved,

fancy,

detailed,

complex,

complicated,

decorated,

extravagant,

ornamented,

high-flown,

ornate,

fussy,

showy,

ostentatious,

bombastic,

hyperbolic,

grandiloquent

in the sense of loud

Definition

(of colours or patterns) harsh to look at

He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes.

Synonyms

garish,

bold,

glaring,

flamboyant,

vulgar,

brash,

tacky (informal),

flashy,

lurid,

tasteless,

naff (British, slang),

gaudy,

tawdry,

showy,

ostentatious,

brassy

in the sense of magniloquent

Definition

(of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous

He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.

Synonyms

pompous,

elevated,

lofty,

rhetorical,

high-flown,

pretentious,

exalted (informal),

overblown,

stilted,

turgid,

bombastic,

sonorous,

grandiloquent,

high-sounding,

declamatory,

arty-farty (informal),

orotund

单词	ostentatious
释义	Trends of ostentatious View usage for: ostentatious (ɒstenteɪʃəs) 1. adjective If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people. [formal, disapproval] ...his house, which, however elaborate, is less ostentatious than the preserves ofother Dallas tycoons. ...an ostentatious wedding reception. 2. adjective If you describe someone as ostentatious, you disapprove of them because they want to impress people with their wealth or importance. [formal, disapproval] Obviously he had plenty of money and was generous in its use without being ostentatious. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious. ostentatiously adverb Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe an action or behaviour as ostentatious when it is done in an exaggerated way to attract people's attention. ...his ostentatious waves and gestures. ostentatiously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Harry ostentatiously began inspecting the contents of his bag. More Synonyms of ostentatious ostentatious in British English (ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs) adjective characterized by pretentious, showy, or vulgar display Derived forms ostentatiously (ˌostenˈtatiously) adverb Examples of 'ostentatious' in a sentence ostentatious An ostentatious display of wealth like that could have easily got them burgled. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Flats also satisfy our requirements to appear less ostentatious. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is the opposite of ostentatious display. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The ostentatious wealth of the new rich only served to highlight the destitution of the rest of society. Lucy Moore Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France (2006) All too often charity fundraisers descend into ostentatious displays of wealth by people with more money than taste. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The drinks are less ostentatious too. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There is status in ostentatious display. Times, Sunday Times (2011) That first house was horribly ostentatious. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The pulpit is not the place for ostentatious display of one's skill. Christianity Today (2000) They do not consider their own large, ostentatious houses common. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They're not too overt, too ostentatious or showy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Wasn't the ostentatious show of wealth terrible PR for the party? Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages ostentatious British English: ostentatious ADJECTIVE If you describe something as ostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people. ...his house, which, however elaborate, is less ostentatious than the preserves of other Dallas tycoons. American English: ostentatious Brazilian Portuguese: ostentoso Chinese: 铺张的 European Spanish: ostentoso French: tape-à-l'œil German: pompös Italian: pretenzioso Japanese: けばけばしい Korean: 지나치게 화려한 European Portuguese: ostentoso Latin American Spanish: ostentoso Chinese translation of 'ostentatious' ostentatious (ɔstɛnˈteɪʃəs) adj [building, car etc] 装(裝)饰(飾)花哨的 (zhuāngshì huāshao de) [person] 卖(賣)弄的 (màinòng de) (adjective) in the sense of pretentious the ostentatious lifestyle of the super-rich Synonyms pretentious He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art. extravagant The couple wed in extravagant style. flamboyant flamboyant architectural paint effects flash (informal) flash jewellery and watches loud He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes. dashing inflated Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. conspicuous vulgar brash high-flown Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. flashy a flashy sports car pompous What a pompous little man he is. flaunted flaunting grandiose Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything. crass gaudy a gaudy orange-and-purple hat showy They were smart but not showy. swanky (informal) They were put up in a swanky hotel in Kensington. snobbish I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly. puffed up specious boastful I am not afraid of seeming boastful. obtrusive He was a rude and obtrusive man. highfalutin (informal) This isn't highfalutin art. arty-farty (informal) magniloquent He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. bling (slang) Opposites simple , conservative , reserved , plain , modest , low-key , sombre , inconspicuous Additional synonyms in the sense of boastful Definition tending to boast I am not afraid of seeming boastful. Synonyms bragging, vain, crowing, swaggering, vaunting, conceited, swanky (informal), puffed-up, egotistical, vainglorious, swollen-headed, full of yourself in the sense of extravagant Definition very elaborate and impressive The couple wed in extravagant style. Synonyms showy, elaborate, flamboyant, impressive, fancy, flashy, ornate, pretentious, grandiose, gaudy, garish, ostentatious, gee-whizz (slang) in the sense of flamboyant Definition very bright and showy flamboyant architectural paint effects Synonyms showy, rich, elaborate, over the top (informal), extravagant, baroque, ornate, ostentatious, rococo Nearby words of ostentatious ostensible ostensibly ostentation ostentatious ostracism ostracize ostrich Synonyms of 'ostentatious' ostentatious Explore 'ostentatious' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of flash Definition ostentatious or vulgar flash jewellery and watches Synonyms ostentatious, smart, glamorous, trendy, showy, cheap, bling (slang) in the sense of flashy Definition showy in a vulgar way a flashy sports car Synonyms showy, loud, over the top (informal), flamboyant, brash, tacky (informal), flaunting, glitzy (slang), tasteless, naff (British, slang), gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), tawdry, ostentatious, snazzy (informal), glittery, meretricious, cheap and nasty, in poor taste, tinselly, bling (slang) in the sense of flaunting Synonyms ostentatious, flamboyant, pretentious, brazen, gaudy, bling (slang) in the sense of gaudy Definition vulgarly bright or colourful a gaudy orange-and-purple hat Synonyms garish, bright, glaring, vulgar, brilliant, flash (informal), loud, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, jazzy (informal), tawdry, showy, gay (old-fashioned), ostentatious, raffish (archaic), brummagem (archaic), florid in the sense of grandiose Definition impressive, or meant to impress Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything. Synonyms pretentious, ambitious, extravagant, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, showy, ostentatious, bombastic in the sense of high-flown Definition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent in the sense of highfalutin Definition (of behaviour) excessively grand or pompous This isn't highfalutin art. Synonyms pompous, lofty, high-flown, pretentious, grandiose, swanky (informal), florid, bombastic, supercilious, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), magniloquent in the sense of inflated Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. Synonyms elaborate, involved, fancy, detailed, complex, complicated, decorated, extravagant, ornamented, high-flown, ornate, fussy, showy, ostentatious, bombastic, hyperbolic, grandiloquent in the sense of loud Definition (of colours or patterns) harsh to look at He liked to shock with his earrings and loud clothes. Synonyms garish, bold, glaring, flamboyant, vulgar, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, lurid, tasteless, naff (British, slang), gaudy, tawdry, showy, ostentatious, brassy in the sense of magniloquent Definition (of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. Synonyms pompous, elevated, lofty, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, exalted (informal), overblown, stilted, turgid, bombastic, sonorous, grandiloquent, high-sounding, declamatory, arty-farty (informal), orotund Additional synonyms in the sense of obtrusive He was a rude and obtrusive man. Synonyms pushy (informal), forward, pushing, loud, aggressive, offensive, bold, interfering, assertive, forceful, brash, meddling, intrusive, prying, obnoxious, presumptuous, nosy, officious, bumptious, importunate, self-assertive in the sense of pompous Definition foolishly dignified or self-important What a pompous little man he is. Synonyms self-important, affected, arrogant, pretentious, bloated, grandiose, imperious, showy, overbearing, ostentatious, puffed up, portentous, magisterial, supercilious, pontifical, vainglorious in the sense of showy Definition colourful, bright in appearance, and very noticeable, and perhaps rather vulgar They were smart but not showy. Synonyms ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal), loud, over the top (informal), brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal), tinselly in the sense of snobbish I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly. Synonyms superior, arrogant, stuck-up (informal), patronizing, condescending, snooty (informal), pretentious, uppity (informal), high and mighty (informal), toffee-nosed (slang, British), hoity-toity (informal), high-hat (informal, US), uppish (British, informal) in the sense of swanky They were put up in a swanky hotel in Kensington. Synonyms ostentatious, grand, posh (informal, British), rich, expensive, exclusive, smart, fancy, flash (informal), fashionable, glamorous, stylish, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, plush (informal), flashy, swish (informal, British), glitzy (slang), showy, ritzy (slang), de luxe, swank (informal), plushy (informal), schmick (Australian, informal)
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