ostentatiousness

noun

The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.

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Meanings

nounostentatiousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property or characteristic of being ostentatious.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Similar
ostentationpompositypompousnesspretentiousnesspuffinesssplashinessinflation
Broader
inelegance
Also see
inflationostentationpompositypompousnesspretentiousnesspuffinesssplashiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ostentatious + -ness.

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APA

ostentatiousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentatiousness

MLA

“ostentatiousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentatiousness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostentatiousness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentatiousness.

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