ostentation
noun/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- an exaggerated display of wealth, knowledge or skill that is made in order to impress people
- The house was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin ostentatio(n-), from the verb ostentare, frequentative of ostendere ‘stretch out to view’.Definitions on the go
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