ostentation

os·ten·ta·tion  (stn-tshn, -tn-)

n.

1. Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.

2. Archaic The act or an instance of showing; an exhibition.

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[Middle English ostentacioun, from Old French ostentacion, from Latin ostentti, ostenttin-, from ostentre, frequentative of ostendere, to show; see ostensible.]

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ostentation

Noun

pretentious, showy, or vulgar display: she felt the gold taps in the bathroom were tasteless ostentation

ostentatious adj
ostentatiously adv

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Ostentation of peacocks; a spectacular show or exhibition, 1388.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ostentation - a gaudy outward display               fanfare, flash display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" bravado, bluster - a swaggering show of courage exhibitionism - extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself ritz - ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz" splurge - an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
	2.	ostentation - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, puffiness, inflation inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
	3.	ostentation - pretentious or showy or vulgar display pretentiousness, pretension, largeness - the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Translations

ostentation [ɔstɛnˈteɪʃən] n → ostentation f

ostentation [ɔstɛnˈteɪʃən] n → Pomp m, Protz m

ostentation [ɔstɛnˈteɪʃən] n → ostentazione f