Meaning of ostentatious in English

ostentatious
adjective
  disapproving
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/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/ us
/ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs/
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too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
an ostentatious gesture/manner
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boastful
  • boastfulHe was confident, not boastful.
  • bumptiousHis critics have depicted him as a bumptious, privately-educated son of privilege.
  • ostentatiousShe is not impressed by his ostentatious displays of wealth.
  • full of yourselfCarolyn liked confident guys, but thought Oscar a bit too brash and full of himself.
  • overweeningHis overweening arrogance is matched only by his incompetence.
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(Definition of ostentatious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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ostentatious
adjective
us
/ˌɑs·tənˈteɪ·ʃəs/
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intended to attract admiration or notice:
ostentatious jewelry
ostentatious gestures

ostentatiously

adverb us
/ˌɑs·tənˈteɪ·ʃəs·li/
She waved her hand about, ostentatiously displaying her large diamond ring.
(Definition of ostentatious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of ostentatious

in Chinese (Traditional)
鋪張的，擺闊的, 炫耀的，賣弄的, 招搖的…
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铺张的，摆阔的, 炫耀的，卖弄的, 招摇的…
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ostentoso…
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ostentoso, ostensivo…
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gösterişli, görkemli, göz alıcı…
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ostentatoire…
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opzichtig…
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okázalý…
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pralende…
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mencolok…
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ostentacyjny, wystawny…
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menjolok mata…
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показний, навмисний…
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