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ostentation
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Learner's definition of OSTENTATION
[noncount] disapproving
: an unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, etc., that is done to attract attention, admiration, or envy炫耀；招摇
- The actress avoids ostentation. She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.那位女演员不愿意炫耀。她住的是小房子，开的是经济型轿车。
- She dressed stylishly without ostentation. [=she dressed in a way that was simple yet attractive]她穿着高雅而不招摇。
- He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation.他的文字简洁明了不加粉饰。
ostentation
noun
os·ten·ta·tion ˌä-stən-ˈtā-shən 
1
: excessive display : vain and unnecessary show especially for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy : pretentiousness
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The actress avoids ostentation. She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car. He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation.
Recent Examples on the Web For years, an ostentation of peacocks has lived among houses, yards and fields on the outskirts of this city of about 50,000 people. 
Ben Kesling, WSJ, 15 July 2022 For the Puccis, the ease of their getaway house more than compensates for its lack of ostentation. Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Aug. 2022 In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation. Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 The interiors are relatively forgettable but in a town marked by ostentation, the crowd counts for more than the surroundings. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 May 2022 But music and lyric teams Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger (of the band The National), and Carin Besser concoct a mix of hip-hop versifying and Broadway ostentation to match Wright and Schmidt’s PC anachronisms. Armond White, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022 Quite often, those investments include yachts and jets, some of which are marvels of luxury and ostentation. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 There is no swimming pool, none of the ostentation that characterizes other narco properties in Sinaloa. AndrÉs Villarreal, Chron, 14 Sep. 2021 On Bravo, the most iconic personalities are usually a deft combination of combativeness, pride, and ostentation. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021 See More
Ben Kesling, WSJ, 15 July 2022 For the Puccis, the ease of their getaway house more than compensates for its lack of ostentation. Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Aug. 2022 In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation. Christopher Bollen, Town & Country, 8 June 2022 The interiors are relatively forgettable but in a town marked by ostentation, the crowd counts for more than the surroundings. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 May 2022 But music and lyric teams Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger (of the band The National), and Carin Besser concoct a mix of hip-hop versifying and Broadway ostentation to match Wright and Schmidt’s PC anachronisms. Armond White, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022 Quite often, those investments include yachts and jets, some of which are marvels of luxury and ostentation. Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021 There is no swimming pool, none of the ostentation that characterizes other narco properties in Sinaloa. AndrÉs Villarreal, Chron, 14 Sep. 2021 On Bravo, the most iconic personalities are usually a deft combination of combativeness, pride, and ostentation. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English ostentacion, from Middle French, from Latin ostentation-, ostentatio, from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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