ostentatoryadj.

Brit.

/ɒˈstɛntət(ə)ri/,

/ˌɒstɛnˈteɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ɑˈstɛn(t)əˌtɔri/

Forms: 1600s ostentatorie, 1600s 1900s– ostentatory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ostentatorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ostentatorius relating to portents (5th cent.), showing the external appearance (6th cent.) < classical Latin ostentātor ostentator n. + -ius , suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French ostentatoire (1527 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1867).In quot. 1994 translating French ostentatoire.

rare.

Intended to attract attention or admiration; = ostentatious adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]

rankOE

peacockly?a1425

ruffling1531

garish1545

peacockish1551

peacock-like1576

ostentatious1590

fastuous?1591

flaring1593

flantitanting1596

ostentive1599

ostentative1601

showful1607

flourishable1614

flourishing1616

flaunting1624

ostentous1624

ostentatory1638

swasha1640

fanfaron1670

paradeful1748

ostensible1782

epideictic1790

fandangous1797

flashy1801

affiché1818

show-off1818

splashing1820

flaunty1825

splash-and-dash1830

pretentious1832

flash1836

splashy1836

pretenceful1841

swanky1842

peacocky1844

fantysheeny1847

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

pretensivea1868

duchessy1870

swagger1879

lavish1882

splurging1884

show-offy1890

razzmatazz1900

show-offish1903

whoop-de-do1904

Ritz1908

split-arse1917

swanking1918

ritzy1919

fantoosh1920

knock-me-down1922

showboating1936

showboat1939

hellzapoppin'1945

zazzy1961

glitzy1966

sploshy1966

zhuzhy1968

noncy1989

bling1999

1638 MS Downside 54401 in Downside Rev. (1986) 104 39 All vaine and ostentatorie humour.

1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. Ep. to Rdr. sig. a8^v 'Tis no unlikely but some captious Antagonist may censure my Aphorisms, as ostentatory.

1994 tr. C. Buci-Glucksmann in Yale French Stud. No. 86. 143 The baroque..compels fantasy to embody itself.., to wear itself out in a sort of ostentatory apotheosis [Fr. une sorte d'apothéose ostentatoire].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ostentatory
释义	ostentatoryadj. Brit. /ɒˈstɛntət(ə)ri/, /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ɑˈstɛn(t)əˌtɔri/ Forms: 1600s ostentatorie, 1600s 1900s– ostentatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ostentatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ostentatorius relating to portents (5th cent.), showing the external appearance (6th cent.) < classical Latin ostentātor ostentator n. + -ius , suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory suffix². Compare Middle French, French ostentatoire (1527 in an isolated attestation, subsequently from 1867).In quot. 1994 translating French ostentatoire. rare. Intended to attract attention or admiration; = ostentatious adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 1638 MS Downside 54401 in Downside Rev. (1986) 104 39 All vaine and ostentatorie humour. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. Ep. to Rdr. sig. a8^v 'Tis no unlikely but some captious Antagonist may censure my Aphorisms, as ostentatory. 1994 tr. C. Buci-Glucksmann in Yale French Stud. No. 86. 143 The baroque..compels fantasy to embody itself.., to wear itself out in a sort of ostentatory apotheosis [Fr. une sorte d'apothéose ostentatoire]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1638
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