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ostentation
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 ostentation
A gaudy outward display.
synoniemen: fanfare, flash.
Roget 880:
vanity;
conceit,
conceitedness;
self-conceit,
self-complacency,
self-confidence,
self-sufficiency,
self-esteem,
self-love,
self-approbation,
self-praise,
self-glorification,
self-laudation,
self-gratulation†,
self-applause,
self-admiration;
amour propre [Fr.];
selfishness
etc.
943.
airs,
affected manner,
pretensions,
mannerism;
egotism;
priggism†,
priggishness;
coxcombry,
gaudery†,
vainglory,
elation;
pride
etc.
878;
ostentation
etc.
882;
assurance
etc.
885.
vox et praeterea nihil [Lat.];
cheval de bataille [Fr.].
coxcomb
etc.
854;
Sir Oracle
etc.
887.
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2 ostentation
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
synoniemen: inflation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness.
Roget 882:
ostentation,
display,
show,
flourish,
parade,
etalage [Fr.],
pomp,
array,
state,
solemnity;
dash,
splash,
splurge,
glitter,
strut,
pomposity;
pretense,
pretensions;
showing off;
fuss.
magnificence,
splendor;
coup d'oeil [Fr.];
grand doings.
coup de theatre;
stage effect,
stage trick;
claptrap;
mise en scene [Fr.];
tour de force;
chic.
demonstration,
flying colors;
tomfoolery;
flourish of trumpets
etc.
(celebration)
883;
pageant,
pageantry;
spectacle,
exhibition,
exposition,
procession;
turn out,
set out;
grand function;
f=ete,
gala,
field day,
review,
march past,
promenade,
insubstantial pageant.
dress;
court dress,
full dress,
evening dress,
ball dress,
fancy dress;
tailoring,
millinery,
man millinery,
frippery,
foppery,
equipage.
ceremony,
ceremonial;
ritual;
form,
formality;
etiquette;
puncto [Lat.],
punctilio,
punctiliousness;
starched stateliness,
stateliness.
mummery,
solemn mockery,
mouth honor.
attitudinarian†;
fop
etc.
854.
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Nederlands: hoogdravendheid
Pools: napuszoność, bombastyczność, górnolotność, bombast, pompatyczność
3 ostentation
Pretentious or showy or vulgar display.
Pools: ostentacyjność
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