ostentatious

• Décrit quelque chose qui vise à impressionner ou à attirer l'attention, souvent de manière voyante ou vulgaire.

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.

   ostentatoire

   • 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.

   Synonymesconspicuousextravagantflamboyantflashygarishgaudygrandioseloudpompouspretentiousshowytawdry

   Antonymeshumblemodestplainreservedrestrainedsimplesubtletastefulunassumingunderstated

2. PretentiousC1formal

   Intended to attract attention by being overly elaborate or exaggerated.

   ostentatoire (sens prétentieux)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaffectedconspicuousextravagantflamboyantflashygrandiosepompouspretentiousshowytawdry

   Antonymeshumblemodestplainrestrainedsimplesubtleunassumingunderstated