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Ostentatious - 3 dictionary results

os⋅ten⋅ta⋅tious

[os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-]
–adjective
1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
2. (of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful's ostentatious charity.

Origin:
1650–60; ostentat(ion) + -ious


os⋅ten⋅ta⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
os⋅ten⋅ta⋅tious⋅ness, noun


1. See grandiose.
os·ten·ta·tious   (ŏs'těn-tā'shəs, -tən-)   
adj.  Characterized by or given to ostentation; pretentious. See Synonyms at showy.
os'ten·ta'tious·ly adv.

Ostentatious

Os`ten*ta"tious\, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden.

The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Language Translation for : Ostentatious
Spanish: ostentoso,
German: protzig,
Japanese: これみよがしな
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