| ostent | 1. Appearance; air; mien. 2. Manifestation; token; portent. "We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business, who gave us sign." (Chapman) Origin: L. Ostentus, ostentum, fr. Ostendere (p. P. Ostensus and ostentus) to show. See Ostensible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ostentate | To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. Origin: L. Ostentatus, p. P. Of ostentare, v. Intens. Fr. Ostendere. See Ostent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostentation | 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; usually in a detractive sense. "Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm." "He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to ostentation." (Atterbury) 2. A show or spectacle. Synonym: Parade, pageantry, show, pomp, pompousness, vaunting, boasting. See Parade. Origin: L. Ostentatio: cf. F. Ostentation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostentatious | Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. "Far from being ostentatious of the good you do." (Dryden) "The ostentatious professions of many years." (Macaulay) Ostenta"tiously, Ostenta"tiousness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostentator | One fond of display; a boaster. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostentive | Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. "Far from being ostentatious of the good you do." (Dryden) "The ostentatious professions of many years." (Macaulay) Ostenta"tiously, Ostenta"tiousness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostentous | Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. "Far from being ostentatious of the good you do." (Dryden) "The ostentatious professions of many years." (Macaulay) Ostenta"tiously, Ostenta"tiousness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ostent | display proudly |
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| ostent | pretentious or showy or vulgar display |
| ostent | lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity |
| ostent | a showy outward display |
| ostent | intended to attract notice and impress others |
| ostent | of a display that is tawdry or vulgar |
| ostent | in an ostentatious manner |
| ostent | lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity |
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