ostentatious
adjective
characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others.
ostentatiousness
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a word derived from
ostentatious.
Example Sentences
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Despite her privileged background, "there is no ostentatiousness," said Mr Walker, who last saw Ms Murty joining in with a Christmas carol service.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022
“The archbishop was very clear on his wishes for his funeral. He wanted no ostentatiousness or lavish spending,” the Tutu trust said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
In its CGI-lacquered ostentatiousness, this felt like a new high water mark for TV, a dragon roar of a challenge to competitors from showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss: “top that”.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 29, 2019
The notorious $15,000 ostrich jacket, the desperate living beyond his means, the ostentatiousness — these all very predictably go with the pretense of the boaster.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2018
In no country have fashion and ostentatiousness taken such strong possession of the masses, and the willingness to be satisfied with a moderate income is therefore nowhere so little at home.
From Psychology and Social Sanity by Hugo Münsterberg
