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.

Synonyms

• (tawdry): Wikisaurus:gaudy

Derived terms

• ostensible
• ostensive

Translations

of ostentation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浮華 (cmn), 浮华 (cmn) (fúhuá, fúhua), 闊綽 (cmn), 阔绰 (cmn) (kuòchuò)

• Czech: okázalý (cs) m
• Esperanto: parada (eo)
• Finnish: ylitsevuotava (fi), liiallinen (fi), mahtaileva (fi)
• French: ostentatoire (fr)
• German: protzig (de)
• Japanese: けばけばしい (ja) (kebakebashii), 派手な (ja) (はでな, hade na)

• Portuguese: ostentatório (pt)
• Romanian: ostentativ (ro) m and n, provocator (ro) m n, ostentațios (ro) m n
• Russian: показной (ru) (pokaznój), нарочитый (ru) (naročítyj), хвастливый (ru) (xvastlívyj), внешний (ru) (vnéšnij) (superficial, external)
• Slovak: ostentatívny (sk), vystatovačný (sk), vypínavý (sk)
• 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
• Russian: показной (ru) (pokaznój)

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
• Romanian: împopoțonat (ro), țipător (ro)

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.