Ostentation
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -eɪʃənOrigin
Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostentÄtiÅ, equivalent to ostentÄtus (past participle of ostentÄre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (to present, display) + -iÅn.
Full definition of ostentation
Noun
ostentation
(usually uncountable; plural ostentations)- Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
- (obsolete) A show or spectacle.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, ,Let her awhile be secretly kept in,And publish it that she is dead indeed:Maintain a mourning ostentation;