Ostentatiousness

Ostentatiousness
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. [1913 Webster]

Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • pomposity — noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pompousness, ↑pretentiousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation • …   Useful english dictionary

  • pompousness — noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pomposity, ↑pretentiousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation …   Useful english dictionary

  • pretentiousness — noun 1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • Syn: ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness, ↑pomposity, ↑pompousness, ↑puffiness, ↑splashiness, ↑inflation …   Useful english dictionary

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