MEANING
Conspicuous display of wealth, importance, or achievement intended to attract admiration.
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- without ostentation
- lavish ostentation
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The house announced its owner through lavish ostentation.
She gave the gift without ostentation and left before the thanks.
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- ostentation
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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