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ostentatious

/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/

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adjective

/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/C1formal
  • ruОписывает что-то, предназначенное для того, чтобы произвести впечатление или привлечь внимание, часто показным или вульгарным способом.

Describes something that is designed to impress or attract notice, often in a showy or vulgar way.

  1. Showy or flashyC1formal

    Designed to impress or attract notice, often in a vulgar or excessive way.

    ruПоказной или кричащий

    • His ostentatious display of wealth included a fleet of luxury cars.
    • She wore an ostentatious diamond necklace to the party.
    • The mansion was decorated in an ostentatious style with gold everywhere.

    Synonymsconspicuousextravagantflamboyantflashygarishgaudygrandioseloudpompouspretentiousshowytawdry

    Antonymshumblemodestplainreservedrestrainedsimplesubtletastefulunassumingunderstated

  2. PretentiousC1formal

    Intended to attract attention by being overly elaborate or exaggerated.

    ruПоказной

    • The politician's ostentatious promises were met with skepticism.
    • His ostentatious vocabulary made him seem arrogant.
    • The ceremony was criticized for being too ostentatious and wasteful.

    Synonymsaffectedconspicuousextravagantflamboyantflashygrandiosepompouspretentiousshowytawdry

    Antonymshumblemodestplainrestrainedsimplesubtleunassumingunderstated

Forms
  • more ostentatious comparative form
  • most ostentatious superlative form
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