ostentation

Letters that make ostentation

s, a, o, e, n, t, i are letters that make 'ostentation'

Words within ostentation

stent, tat, os, OS, ti, te, NT, Tati, at, en, TAT, on, ten, Io, ion, tent, At, Os, Ta, Te, Ti are words within 'ostentation'


3 possible definitions for 'ostentation'

Ostentation as "pretentious or showy or vulgar display"

Under this definition, ostentation is a noun and has the following properties:

ostentation as a type

'ostentation' can be a type of pretension, largeness, pretentiousness.

Derivatives of ostentation

show off, ostentate, flaunt, flash, swank, ostentatious, pretentious are derivatives of 'ostentation'.


Ostentation as "a gaudy outward display"

Under this definition, ostentation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flash, fanfare have the same meaning as 'ostentation'

ostentation as a type

'ostentation' can be a type of display.

Types of ostentation

exhibitionism, splurge, bravado, bluster, ritz, pedantry are types of 'ostentation'.

Derivatives of ostentation

showy, flashy, gaudy, cheap, loud, meretricious, show off, ostentate, flaunt, flash, brassy, tawdry, sporty, jazzy, swank, ostentatious, pretentious, garish, gimcrack, tacky, tatty, trashy are derivatives of 'ostentation'.


Ostentation as "lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity"

Under this definition, ostentation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation have the same meaning as 'ostentation'

ostentation as a type

'ostentation' can be a type of inelegance.

Derivatives of ostentation

overblown, portentous, ostentatious, pretentious, pontifical, grandiloquent, pompous are derivatives of 'ostentation'.



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