Ostentation word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ostentation" word

[noun] pretentious or showy or vulgar display
[noun] lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
[noun] a showy outward display

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\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}.

Synonyms for ostentation

fanfare, inflation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, splashiness

Related terms: arrantness, baroque, boldness, deception, elaborateness, elegance, exhibitionism, fakery, faking, high relief, luxuriousness, magniloquence, overornamentation, pompousness, sententiousness, sham, simulacrum, stiltedness, strikingness, tumidity, vernissage, window dressing

The fun area, different aproach to word »ostentation«

Let's analyse "ostentation" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 45.5% of vowels is 6.9% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITATNETSO. Average typing speed for these characters is 2930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- ... - . -. - .- - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ostentation: 6 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 27, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ostentation: 6 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 44, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (3)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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