ostentation
/ˌɒstenˈteɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण ऑस्टेन्टेशन
दिखावा, आडंबर, प्रदर्शन
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[U] disapproving
an expensive and unnecessary display of wealth, knowledge, intended to impress people
दिखावा, आडंबर, प्रदर्शन
- a wedding without ostentation
- He lived simply, without any ostentation, despite his great wealth.
- The ostentation of the wedding, with its gold decorations, shocked the guests.
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- Radhika disliked ostentation and chose a simple dress.
- There was no ostentation in the way he lived, though he was very rich.
Synonyms showiness display flamboyance pretentiousness vanity
Opposite modesty simplicity plainness restraint
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
showiness display flamboyance pretentiousness vanity
Antonyms
modesty simplicity plainness restraint
AaSpelling
os·ten·ta·tion
With -ten-ta- (not 'ostentasion').
-ten-ta- के साथ ('ostentasion' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the show-off words together: ostentation (showing off wealth), pretentiousness (trying to seem more important than you are), flamboyance, extravagance, pomp (grand ceremony).
दिखावे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ostentation (धन का दिखावा), pretentiousness (जितना है उससे अधिक महत्वपूर्ण दिखने का प्रयास), flamboyance, extravagance, pomp (भव्य समारोह)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective ostentatious ('an ostentatious lifestyle').
Ostentation का adjective ostentatious है, जिसका मतलब है दिखावटी, जैसे 'an ostentatious lifestyle'।