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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ostentation.wav Forms: ostentations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ostentacioun}} Middle English ostentacioun, {{der|en|frm|ostentation}} Middle French ostentation, {{der|en|la|ostentātiō|ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem}} Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ostentation (usually uncountable, plural ostentations)
  1. Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others): показност (pokaznost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ostentació [feminine] (Catalan), okázalost [feminine] (Czech), aanstellerij (Dutch), uitsloverij (Dutch), näytös (Finnish), näytelmä (Finnish), ostentation [feminine] (French), ostentación [feminine] (Galician), Zurschaustellung [feminine] (German), Schaustellung [feminine] (German), Pomp [masculine] (German), Prahlerei [feminine] (German), Prunk [masculine] (German), Gepränge [neuter] (German), Ostentation [feminine] (German), επίδειξη (epídeixi) [feminine] (Greek), आडंबर (āḍambar) (Hindi), kérkedés (Hungarian), mustar [masculine] (Irish), pamagpakit-gilas (Kapampangan), fiaka [feminine] (Ladino), saltanat (Ladino), hahakitanga (Maori), ostentacja [feminine] (Polish), ostentație [feminine] (Romanian), показное проявле́ние (pokaznoje projavlénije) (Russian), хвастовство (xvastovstvo) [neuter] (Russian), выставление напоказ (vystavlenije napokaz) (Russian), рисовка (risovka) [dated, feminine] (Russian), помпа (pompa) [feminine] (Russian), pagpapakitang-gilas (Tagalog), pakitang-gilas (Tagalog)
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  2. (obsolete) A show or spectacle. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually Translations (show or spectacle): спектакъл (spektakǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), show (Dutch), spektakel (Dutch), näytös (Finnish), spectacle [masculine] (French), Schau [feminine] (German), Spektakel [neuter] (German), Zurschaustellung [feminine] (German), Darbietung [feminine] (German), θέαμα (théama) [neuter] (Greek), демонстра́ция (demonstrácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ostentation-en-noun-NMRffv2v Disambiguation of 'show or spectacle': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parade, pageantry, show, showiness, pomp, pompousness, vaunting, boasting Related terms: ostentatious, ostensive, ostensible

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɔs.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ostentation.wav Forms: ostentations [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} ostentation f (plural ostentations)
  1. ostentation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ostentation-fr-noun-hpttt1Mo Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pokaznost",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "показност"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ostentació"
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      "word": "okázalost"
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "näytös"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "näytelmä"
    },
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      "word": "ostentation"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ostentación"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zurschaustellung"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Schaustellung"
    },
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
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      "word": "Pomp"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Prahlerei"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Prunk"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
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      "word": "Gepränge"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ostentation"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epídeixi",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επίδειξη"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "āḍambar",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "आडंबर"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "kérkedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mustar"
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      "code": "pam",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "pamagpakit-gilas"
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      "code": "lad",
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      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "fiaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "saltanat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "hahakitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ostentacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ostentație"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokaznoje projavlénije",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "показное проявле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xvastovstvo",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "хвастовство"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vystavlenije napokaz",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "выставление напоказ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "risovka",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "рисовка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pompa",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "помпа"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "pagpapakitang-gilas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others",
      "word": "pakitang-gilas"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spektakǎl",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "спектакъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "word": "show"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "word": "spektakel"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "word": "näytös"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spectacle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schau"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Spektakel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zurschaustellung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Darbietung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "théama",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θέαμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "demonstrácija",
      "sense": "show or spectacle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "демонстра́ция"
    }
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