Ostentation Definition

ŏstĕn-tāshən, -tən-
noun
Showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Ostentation

Noun

Singular:
ostentation
Plural:
ostentations

Origin of Ostentation

  • Originated 1425-75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentātiō, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (to present, display) + -iōn.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ostentacioun from Old French ostentacion from Latin ostentātiō ostentātiōn- from ostentāre frequentative of ostendere to show ostensible

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ostentation Sentence Examples

  • His library of 70,000 volumes was one of his forms of ostentation, and so was his gallery of pictures.

  • They are also bought up by native chiefs at high prices for purposes of ostentation.

  • He had been accused of vanity and ostentation in his office, but his reputation for ability and integrity as a judge was high even with his enemies.

  • He abhorred a vain ostentation of wit in handling sacred truths, so venerable and grave, and of eternal consequence.

  • Everything was made subservient to ostentation, even wounds, which were often subsequently enlarged for the purpose of boasting a broader scar.

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