Definitions for: Ostentatious


[adj] intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
[adj] of a display that is tawdry or vulgar



Webster (1913) Definition: Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.

Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.

The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.

Synonyms: conspicuous, flaunty, in poor taste(p), kitsch, pretentious, showy, splashy, tasteless

Antonyms: unostentatious, unpretentious

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