ostentation

[ os-ten-tey-shuhn, -tuhn- ]
/ ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -tən- /

noun

pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
Archaic. the act of showing or exhibiting; display.

Origin of ostentation

1425–75; late Middle English ostentacioun < Middle French ostentation < Latin ostentātiōn- (stem of ostentātiō), equivalent to ostentāt(us) past participle of ostentāre to display, exhibit, frequentative of ostendere to present, display (equivalent to os-, var of ob- ob- + ten(dere) to stretch + -t- frequentative suffix + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR ostentation

synonym study for ostentation

1. See show.

OTHER WORDS FROM ostentation

non·os·ten·ta·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for non-ostentation

ostentation
/ (ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

pretentious, showy, or vulgar display