English dictionary

ostentation

/,/A/st/E/n't/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a gaudy outward display

noun.communication

Synonyms fanfare flash

Source: WordNet 3.0
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

noun.attribute

Synonyms inflation ostentatiousness pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness

Source: WordNet 3.0
pretentious or showy or vulgar display

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.

noun

Source: webster1913