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OstentateOstentate Os"ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor. OstentationOstentation Os`ten*ta"tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F.
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.' --Milton.
He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes
inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury.
2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak.
Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting;
boasting. See Parade. OstentatiousOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
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.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiouslyOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
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.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. OstentatiousnessOstentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
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.
-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. Ostentator
Ostentator Os"ten*ta`tor, n. [L.]
One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
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