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os·ten·ta·tious    Audio Help   [os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-] Pronunciation Key
–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.
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os·ten·ta·tious    Audio Help   (ŏs'těn-tā'shəs, -tən-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Characterized by or given to ostentation; pretentious. See Synonyms at showy.

os'ten·ta'tious·ly adv.
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ostentatious

adjective
1. intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" [ant: unostentatious
2. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ostentatious [ostenˈteiʃəs] adjective
behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them
Example: Their style of living is very ostentatious.
Arabic: مُتَفاخِر، مُتَباهٍ، تَظاهُري
Chinese (Simplified): 夸耀的,卖弄的
Chinese (Traditional): 誇耀的,賣弄的
Czech: okázalý
Danish: pralende
Dutch: opzichtig
Estonian: suurustlev
Finnish: mahtaileva
French: ostentatoire
German: protzig
Greek: επιδεικτικός
Hungarian: hivalkodó
Icelandic: sem er ætlað að vekja athygli
Indonesian: mencolok
Italian: ostentativo, (che ostenta)
Japanese: これみよがしな
Korean: 과시하는
Latvian: dižmanīgs; ārišķīgs
Lithuanian: prašmatnus, pretenzingas, demonstratyvus
Norwegian: prangende, brautende
Polish: wystawny
Portuguese (Brazil): ostentatório
Portuguese (Portugal): ostentoso
Romanian: ostentativ
Russian: показной
Slovak: okázalý
Slovenian: bahav
Spanish: ostentoso
Swedish: vräkig, skrytsam, uppseendeväckande
Turkish: gösterişli
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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