ostentatious
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ostentatious
- /ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ US
- /ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃəs
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Originated 1590; from Latin ostentātus + -ious.
adjective more ostentatious · most ostentatious
- Of ostentation.
- Intended to attract notice. Over the course of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has drawn several “red lines” – with ostentatious references to Russia’s huge strategic nuclear arsenal – only to seemingly do nothing when these lines are crossed by Ukraine or its Western backers.
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Of tawdry display; kitsch.
Similar: gaudy, pretentious
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adj of ostentation
| Español | ostentoso, ostentatorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | けばけばしい kebakebashii, 派手な hade na |
| 中文 | 浮華 /浮华 fúhuá, fúhua, 闊綽 /阔绰 kuòchuò |
| हिन्दी | आडंबरी āḍambrī |
| Português | ostentatório |
| Français | ostentatoire |
| Deutsch | protzig, prahlerisch, prunkhaft, prunkvoll, prahlend, protzend |
| Italiano | ostentato |
| Ελληνικά | επιδεικτικός epideiktikós |
| Română | ostentativ, provocator, ostentațios |
| Русский | показно́й pokaznój, нарочи́тый naročítyj, хвастли́вый xvastlívyj, вне́шний vnéšnij |
adj intended to attract notice
| Español | ostentoso, ostentatorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 派手な hadena, 麗々しい reireishī, 看板倒れ kanbandaore |
| 中文 | 刻意 kèyì |
| हिन्दी | आडंबरी āḍambrī |
| Português | ostentoso |
| Deutsch | demonstrativ, ostentativ, auffällig, aufmerksamkeitsheischend |
| Italiano | provocante, provocatore |
| Ελληνικά | επιδεικτικός epideiktikós, προκλητικός proklitikós |
| Română | provocator |
| Русский | показно́й pokaznój |
| Tiếng Việt | phô trương, khoe khoang |
adj of tawdry display
| Español | ostentatorio, ostentoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 財大氣粗 /财大气粗 cáidàqìcū |
| Português | espalhafatoso |
| Deutsch | kitschig, pompös, pomphaft |
| Italiano | ostentato |
| Ελληνικά | φανταχτερός fantachterós |
| Română | împopoțonat, țipător |
| Русский | крича́щий kričáščij, кичёвый kičóvyj |
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title = {ostentatious},
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