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 Definitions of ostentatious  [ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən-]  

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Definition of 'ostentatious' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) ostentatious
characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others.

2.  ostentatious
intended to attract notice:
ostentatious charity.

Etymology:  (1650–60)

Definition of 'ostentatious' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) ostentatious, pretentious
intended to attract notice and impress others
"an ostentatious sable coat"

2. (adj) ostentatious, pretentious
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar


Translation of 'ostentatious' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them
Their style of living is very ostentatious.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: spoggerig, grootdoenerig, Arabic flag Arabic: مُتَفاخِر، مُتَباهٍ، تَظا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: показен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ostensivo Czech flag Czech: okázalý German flag German: protzig
Danish flag Danish: pralende Greek flag Greek: επιδεικτικός Spanish flag Spanish: ostentoso
Estonian flag Estonian: suurustlev Farsi flag Farsi: متظاهر Finnish flag Finnish: pramea
French flag French: ostentatoire Hebrew flag Hebrew: רַאַוותָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: आडम्बरी
Croatian flag Croatian: napadan Hungarian flag Hungarian: hivalkodó Indonesian flag Indonesian: mencolok
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sem erætlað að vekja athy Italian flag Italian: ostentativo, (che ostenta Japanese flag Japanese: これみよがしな
Korean flag Korean: 허세부리는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: prašmatnus, pretenzingas, Latvian flag Latvian: dižmanīgs; ārišķīgs
Malay flag Malay: menjolok mata Dutch flag Dutch: opzichtig Norwegian flag Norwegian: prangende, brautende
Polish flag Polish: wystawny Persian flag Persian: متظاهر Pashto flag Pashto: ظاهرى بڼه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: ostentoso Romanian flag Romanian: ostentativ Russian flag Russian: показной
Slovak flag Slovak: okázalý Slovenian flag Slovenian: bahav Serbian flag Serbian: razmetljiv
Swedish flag Swedish: vräkig, skrytsam, uppseen Thai flag Thai: โอ้อวด Turkish flag Turkish: gösterişli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 誇耀的,賣弄的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: показний; навмисний Urdu flag Urdu: خود نمائي کرنے والا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phô trương Chinese flag Chinese: 夸耀的,卖弄的

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