Crossword clues for ostentatiousness
ostentatiousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ostentatiousness
Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. --
Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
Wiktionary
ostentatiousness
n. The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.
WordNet
ostentatiousness
n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, inflation]
Usage examples of "ostentatiousness".
Many years ago over cocktails, Dirk had laughed about the ostentatiousness of the house and grounds.