ostentation (n.)

  1. a gaudy outward display

    [ Syn: fanfare , flash ]

  2. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

    [ Syn: ostentatiousness , pomposity , pompousness , pretentiousness , puffiness , splashiness , inflation ]

  3. pretentious or showy or vulgar display

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