Word meaning
ostentatious
adjective · os-ten-TAY-shus
What does ostentatious mean?
Ostentatious means designed to impress or attract notice; showy.
Ostentatious in a sentence
“The mansion's ostentatious gold faucets were a bit much.”
Synonyms for ostentatious
- showy
- flashy
- pretentious
How to remember ostentatious
- Say it out loud a few times: os-ten-TAY-shus.
- Write one sentence of your own using ostentatious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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