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OSTENTATIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Synonyms:
inflation; ostentation; ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ostentatiousness" is a kind of...):
inelegance (the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)
Derivation:
ostentatious (intended to attract notice and impress others)
ostentatious ((of a display) tawdry or vulgar)
