{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY July 11, 2019------------------ostentatious

WORD OF THE DAY July 11, 2019

ostentatious    adjective | ah-stun-TAY-shus   Definition   : attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous :characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation   Scroll down for more about ostentatious     TRENDING NOW: gerrymander gerrymandering concentration camp animus SEE ALL       PEOPLE ARE READING   The Roots of 'Radical'     '-Gate': Notes on a Scandal   Flexible Words for Your Favorite Foods     'Vacation': A History       WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE     Farm Idioms Quiz   Not your children's farm quiz.     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! TAKE ME THERE        Did You Know?   Showy, pretentious, and ostentatious all mean "given to outward display," but there are subtle differences in their meanings. Showy implies an imposing or striking appearance, but usually also implies cheapness or bad taste. Pretentious suggests an appearance of importance not justified by a thing's value or a person's standing. Ostentatious is the biggest show-off, stressing the vanity of the display. English speakers derived ostentatious from the noun ostentation, which can be traced back, via Middle French, to the Latin verb ostentare (meaning "to display"), a frequentative form of the verb ostendere, meaning "to show."     Examples of OSTENTATIOUS   Since striking it rich, Edwin has embraced a more ostentatious lifestyle, wearing expensive designer clothes, driving high-end sports cars, and frequenting the trendiest upscale nightclubs.   "The ostentatious chandeliers in the Crystal Room have been replaced with elegant-but-unassuming lighting." — Damon Cline, The Augusta Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2019   Name That Synonym   Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of ostentatious: _ a _ tu _ us.   VIEW THE ANSWER              MORE WORD FUN:       WORD GAMES

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