ostentation
9 synonyms and 3 antonyms for ostentation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A showy display meant to impress or win admiration.
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Etymology
Arose 1425–75 as late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation and its source Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem. This corresponds to ostentātus, the past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit, a frequentative of ostendere, meaning "to present, display", plus -iōn. By surface analysis...
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