ostentation
noun | /ostentation/
showy display meant to attract notice or impress others
ostentation
noun | /ostentation/
Essential WordsHARDshowy display meant to attract notice or impress others
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"The palace's ostentation suggested wealth but little taste."
"She avoided ostentation and preferred a simple lifestyle."
Mnemonic Trick
ostent = ostent (show)
Etymology
from Latin ostentatio “a showing, display”
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