Definition of "ostentation" []

• Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness. (noun)
• Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition. (noun)

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• "Wildside Siding $3 per square foot; wild ​ side ​ camo. com For those who still have money to spend, ostentation is out."
• "Another simile comes to mind when thinking about the comparison: The haiku were slim, efficient tidy bodies — healthy, lacking in ostentation and self-assured about themselves."
• "As for the painters who commanded these extraordinary prices, they rivalled each other in ostentation and vanity."