ostentatious

English

Etymology

Originated 1650–60; ostentation+-ious.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ IPA: /ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)

1. Of ostentation.
2. Intended to attract notice.
3. Of tawdry display; kitsch.

Derived terms

• ostensible
• ostensive

Translations

of ostentation

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: okázalý (cs) m. Esperanto: parada (eo) Finnish: ylitsevuotava (fi), liiallinen (fi), mahtaileva (fi) French: ostentatoire (fr)

Portuguese: ostentatório (pt) Romanian: ostentativ (ro) m. and n., provocator (ro) m. n., ostentațios (ro) m. n. Russian: показной (ru), внешний (ru), нарочитый (ru), хвастливый (ru) Slovak: ostentatívny, vystatovačný, vypínavý Spanish: ostentoso (es) Telugu: అట్టహాసము (te) (attahaasamu)

intended to attract notice

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: provoka (eo), altira (eo), alloga (eo)

Finnish: huomiotaherättävä (fi), provokatiivinen (fi) Romanian: provocator (ro) m. and n.

of tawdry display

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: paradeca (eo), pavuma (eo)

Finnish: mauton (fi), kitsahtava (fi) Portuguese: espalhafatoso (pt) m.

References

• “ostentatious” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “ostentatious” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "ostentatious" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.