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ostentoso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conspicuous adjective Easy to notice; standing out clearly.
  • flamboyant adjective Bold, showy, and confident in style or behavior, often to draw attention.
  • flashy adjective Showy and designed to attract attention, sometimes in a tasteless way.
  • jazzy adj Resembling or influenced by jazz music.
  • ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
  • showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.

Senses

ostentoso is used for these senses in English:

  • conspicuous Obvious or easy to notice.
  • flamboyant Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
  • flashy Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
  • jazzy Flashy or showy.
  • showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).

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