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[ os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn- ] / ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostentatious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity. Origin of ostentatiousFirst recorded in 1650–60; ostentat(ion) + -ious synonym study for ostentatious1. See grandiose. OTHER WORDS FROM ostentatiousos·ten·ta·tious·ly, adverbos·ten·ta·tious·ness, nounun·os·ten·ta·tious, adjectiveun·os·ten·ta·tious·ly, adverbWords nearby ostentatiousostensive, ostensive definition, ostensorium, ostensory, ostentation, ostentatious, osteo-, osteoanagenesis, osteoarthritis, osteoarthropathy, osteoarthrosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ostentatiousAnd most of the contemporization sounds like what it is—an ostentatious, slightly ill-fitting suit slipped onto a stiff. Michael Jackson’s Posthumous Album, ‘Xscape,’ Is a Confused, Shameless Money Grab|Andrew Romano|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST An ostentatious display of Japanese military might could scuttle those negotiations. Japan Prepares to Shoot North Korean Missiles Out of the Sky|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The extraordinary price for the ostentatious gown proves that fascination with Princes Diana remains as strong today as ever. 'Fairytale' Diana Dress Makes $140,000 At Auction|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the photo, the ostentatious monument is undercut (literally) by a temporary stall selling wares in its niche. Charles Marville Captures the Rebirth of 1800s Paris in New Exhibition|William O’Connor|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were not ostentatious as much as they were happy—in a grownup, made-peace-with-it-all way. Gucci by Sunlight|Robin Givhan|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST What, and like town-bred, ostentatious nobles; only to splendid company? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810|Various A restless, ostentatious, far-grasping, strong-handed man; who kept the world in a stir wherever he was. History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol, II. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle He threatens to kill the young favorite; but Semiramis has resumed her ostentatious manner and music, and will not heed his words. Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls He adopted a very extravagant and ostentatious style of living. The very few public dinners that are held are served with ostentatious meagreness to escape criticism. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick
British Dictionary definitions for ostentatious
adjectivecharacterized by pretentious, showy, or vulgar display Derived forms of ostentatiousostentatiously, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ostentatiousgaudy, swank, splashy, flamboyant, extravagant, classy, garish, jaunty, conspicuous, glittery, pretentious, boastful, chichi, crass, dashing, egotistic, flatulent, fussy, gay, grandiose |