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Ostent
(gcide) | Ostent \Os"tent\, n. [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p.
p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See Ostensible.]
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1. Appearance; air; mien. --Shak.
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2. Manifestation; token; portent. --Dryden.
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We asked of God that some ostent might clear
Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. --Chapman.
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ostentate
(encz) | ostentate, v: |
ostentation
(encz) | ostentation,okázalost n: Zdeněk Brož |
ostentatious
(encz) | ostentatious,okázalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ostentatiously
(encz) | ostentatiously,okázale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
ostentatiousness
(encz) | ostentatiousness, n: |
unostentatious
(encz) | unostentatious, adj: |
with ostentation
(encz) | with ostentation, adv: |
Ostentate
(gcide) | Ostentate \Os"ten*tate\, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See Ostent.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Ostentation
(gcide) | Ostentation \Os`ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F.
ostentation.]
1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display;
unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a
detractive sense. "Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm."
--Milton.
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He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes
inclined to ostentation. --Atterbury.
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2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting;
boasting. See Parade.
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Ostentatious
(gcide) | Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
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Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
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The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
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Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
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Ostentatiously
(gcide) | Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
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Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
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The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
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Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
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Ostentatiousness
(gcide) | Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
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Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
--Dryden.
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The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
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Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
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Ostentator
(gcide) | Ostentator \Os"ten*ta`tor\, n. [L.]
One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.
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Ostentive
(gcide) | Ostentive \Os*ten"tive\, a.
Ostentatious. [Obs.]
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Ostentous
(gcide) | Ostentous \Os*ten"tous\, a.
Ostentatious. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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Postentry
(gcide) | Postentry \Post"en*try\, n. [Pref. post- + entry.]
1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which
had been omitted by mistake.
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2. (Bookkeeping) An additional or subsequent entry.
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Unostentatious
(gcide) | Unostentatious \Unostentatious\
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ostentate
(wn) | ostentate
v 1: display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he
showed off his new sports car" [syn: flaunt, flash,
show off, ostentate, swank] |
ostentation
(wn) | ostentation
n 1: a gaudy outward display [syn: ostentation, fanfare,
flash]
2: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed
up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness,
pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness,
splashiness, inflation]
3: pretentious or showy or vulgar display |
ostentatious
(wn) | ostentatious
adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an
ostentatious sable coat" [syn: ostentatious,
pretentious] [ant: unostentatious, unpretending,
unpretentious]
2: (of a display) tawdry or vulgar [syn: ostentatious,
pretentious] |
ostentatiously
(wn) | ostentatiously
adv 1: with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; "Mr
Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at
the U.N. general assembly" [syn: ostentatiously,
showily] |
ostentatiousness
(wn) | ostentatiousness
n 1: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and
puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation,
ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness,
pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation] |
unostentatious
(wn) | unostentatious
adj 1: not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office";
"unostentatious elegance" [syn: unostentatious,
unpretentious, unpretending] [ant: ostentatious,
pretentious]
2: exhibiting restrained good taste; "the room is pleasant and
understated" [syn: understated, unostentatious,
unpretentious] |
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