noun
- the quality of displaying wealth, knowledge, or skill in a way intended to impress others; showiness
Examples
- The ostentatiousness of their mansion made the neighbors uncomfortable.
- She criticized the ostentatiousness of the wedding ceremony.
- His ostentatiousness at the dinner party annoyed the other guests.
- The designer avoided ostentatiousness in favor of elegant simplicity.
- The ostentatiousness of the display seemed inappropriate for the solemn occasion.
- Many people mistake ostentatiousness for genuine sophistication.