Definitions for ostentatiousness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•ten•ta•tious*ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən-(adj.)
characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others.
intended to attract notice:
ostentatious charity.
* Syn: See grandiose.
Origin of ostentatious:
1650–60
os`ten•ta′tious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation(noun)
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Wiktionary
ostentatiousness(Noun)
The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.
Translations for ostentatiousness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ostentatiousness(noun)
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.
- ydelheid, praalsug, windmakerigheid, pronksugAfrikaans
- تَفاخُر، تَباهٍ، تَظاهُرArabic
- показностBulgarian
- ostentaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- okázalostCzech
- die PrahlereiGerman
- pralenDanish
- επιδεικτικότηταGreek
- ostentaciónSpanish
- suurustlusEstonian
- فخر فروشیFarsi
- pröystäilyFinnish
- ostentationFrench
- רַאַוותַנִיוּתHebrew
- आडम्बरी, भड़कीलाHindi
- napadnostCroatian
- hivalkodásHungarian
- keadaan mencolokIndonesian
- sÿndarmennskaIcelandic
- ostentazioneItalian
- 虚飾Japanese
- 허세 부림Korean
- prašmatnumasLithuanian
- dižmanīgums; ārišķīgumsLatvian
- sifat suka menunjuk-nunjukMalay
- opzichtigheidDutch
- praktutfoldelse; skrytNorwegian
- wystawnośćPolish
- فخر فروشیPersian
- فخر خرڅونهPashto
- ostentaçãoPortuguese
- ostentaţieRomanian
- хвастовствоRussian
- okázalosťSlovak
- bahavostSlovenian
- razmetljivostSerbian
- skrytsamhet, vräkighetSwedish
- การโอ้อวดThai
- gösteriş(çilik)Turkish
- 賣弄Chinese (Trad.)
- демонстративністьUkrainian
- دکھاواUrdu
- tính phô trươngVietnamese
- 夸张Chinese (Simp.)
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