ostentation
31ostentation — n. 1. Display, show, parade, pomp, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension, vaunting. 2. Semblance, appearance, show …
32ostentation — n display, ritz, Inf. swank, splash, flourish, flashiness, frills; blazon, tinsel, trappings, spectacle, show, parade, pageantry, pomp; gilding, conspicuous consumption, window dressing, Inf. front, veneer, Inf. dog, Inf. keeping up with the… …
33ostentation — os·ten·ta·tion …
34ostentation — UK [ˌɒstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɑstenˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] a show of something such as money, power, or skill that is intended to impress people …
35ostentation — os•ten•ta•tion [[t]ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃən, tən [/t]] n. 1) pretentious or conspicuous display intended to impress others 2) archaic the act of showing or displaying • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF < L ostentātiō, der. of ostentā(re) to display …
36ostentation — /ɒstɛnˈteɪʃən / (say osten tayshuhn) noun 1. pretentious show; display intended to impress others. 2. such a show or display. Also, ostentatiousness. {Middle English, from Latin ostentātio} …
37ostentation — s ( en) framhållande, skryt …
38Ostentation — Os|ten|ta|ti|on, die; , en (veraltend für Prahlerei) …
39ostentation — n. 1 a pretentious and vulgar display esp. of wealth and luxury. 2 the attempt or intention to attract notice; showing off. Derivatives: ostentatious adj. ostentatiously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L ostentatio onis f. ostentare frequent. of… …
40Discourse on ostentation — The discourse on ostentation, . The word translated trespass here is different from that occurring in the prayer, and the brief commentary is often considered to have been appended to the prayer in order to make it possible to smoothly return to… …
