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Synonyms for ostentatiousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : os-ten-tey-shuh s, -tuh n- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən- |
Top 10 synonyms for ostentatiousness Other synonyms for the word ostentatiousness
- arrayal
- bravura
- brilliance
- dash
- demonstration
- distinction
- exaltedness
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- fanfare
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- glitter
- glory
- grace
- grandstand play
- importance
- impressiveness
- lavishness
- layout
- loftiness
- luxuriousness
- majesty
- manifestation
- nobility
- nobleness
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pomp
- post
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pulchritude
- radiance
- resplendency
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- shine
- show
- showboat
- spectacle
- spectacularity
- splash
- splurge
- spread
- stateliness
- style
- sublimity
- sumptuousness
- swank
- unfolding
- vanity
Définition of ostentatiousness
Origin :- 1701, from ostentation + -ous. Earlier in a similar sense were ostentative (c.1600); ostentive (1590s). Related: Ostentatiously; ostentatiousness (1650s).
- As in magnificence : noun grandeur
- As in panoply : noun display
- As in display : noun public showing; spectacle
- Ostentatiousness had, I am afraid, more to do with it than love of art for art's sake.
- Extract from : « Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician » by Frederick Niecks
- But it would be a great mistake to infer that this ostentatiousness of authority concealed real servility.
- Extract from : « Swift » by Leslie Stephen
Antonyms for ostentatiousness
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