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English Dictionary: ostentation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ostentation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ostentation n a gaudy outward display [syn: ostentation, fanfare, flash] lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Synonym(s): ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation pretentious or showy or vulgar display
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ostentation \Os`tenta"tion\, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.] 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. [bd]Much ostentation* vain of fleshly arm.[b8] --Milton. He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury. 2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See {Parade}.