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    os·ten·ta·tious
    [ˌäst(ə)nˈtāSHəs]
    adjective
    ostentatious (adjective)
    1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice:
      "books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish"
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    adjective
    1. characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice:
      showy
      pretentious
      conspicuous
      obtrusive
      flamboyant
      gaudy
      garish
      tinsel
      brash
      vulgar
      loud
      extravagant
      fancy
      ornate
      affected
      theatrical
      actorly
      overdone
      overelaborate
      kitsch
      tasteless
      flash
      flashy
      fancy-pants
      over the top
      bling
      glitzy
      ritzy
      swanky
      splashy
      superfly
      dicty
      tinselly
      OTT
      Opposite:
      plain
      unobtrusive
      restrained
      modest
     
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    What does ostentation mean?
    Of ostentation. Intended to attract notice. Over the course of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has drawn several “red lines” – with ostentatious references to Russia’s huge strategic nuclear arsenal – only to seemingly do nothing when these lines are crossed by Ukraine or its Western backers. Of tawdry display; kitsch.

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    What is the difference between showy and ostentatious?
    showy, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade.

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    What is the difference between pretentious and ostentatious?
    pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. That pompous excuse for a plush ride is a thumb in the eye to every taxpayer—and in the case of an ostentatious cost-cutter, genuine hypocrisy.

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    What does ostentatious mean?
    Ostentatious comes from a Latin word meaning "display," and the idea of display is still very apparent in the English word as it is currently used. People and things described as ostentatious seem to have put themselves on display; they are practically begging to be looked at. The word is not compliment.

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  2. The meaning of OSTENTATIOUS is attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation.

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    adjective characterized 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.

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    Definition of ostentatious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ostentatious adjective /ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs/ /ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəs/ (disapproving) showing your wealth or status in a way that is intended to impress people synonym showy

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    ostentatious adjective uk / ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs / us Add to word list intended to attract attention or admiration, often by showing money or power: an ostentatious display of wealth

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