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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024os•ten•ta•tion /ˌɑstɛnˈteɪʃən, -tən-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a false or overly grand display of wealth meant to impress others.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•ten•ta•tion (os′ten tā′shən, -tən-),USA pronunciation n. - pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance;
display intended to impress others. - [Archaic.]the act of showing or exhibiting;
display.
- Latin ostentātiōn- (stem of ostentātiō), equivalent. to ostentāt(us) past participle of ostentāre to display, exhibit, frequentative of ostendere to present, display (equivalent. to os-, var of ob- ob- + ten(dere) to stretch + -t- frequentative suffix + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French ostentation
- late Middle English ostentacioun 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pretension, pretense. See show.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ostentation /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃən/ n - pretentious, showy, or vulgar display
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