ostentation

== English == === Etymology === Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation and its etymon Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn. By surface analysis, ostent +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === ostentation (usually uncountable, plural ostentations) Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. (obsolete) A show or spectacle. ==== Synonyms ==== parade pageantry show showiness pomp pompousness vaunting boasting See also Thesaurus:arrogance ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ostentatious ostensive ostensible ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “ostentation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “ostentation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “ostentation”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “ostentation”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "ostentation" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔs.tɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ostentation f (plural ostentations) ostentation === Further reading === “ostentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012