What Is Self Ostentation?

noun. Boastful self-importance or display: grandioseness, grandiosity, pomposity, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness.

What do you mean by ostentation?

1 : excessive display : vain and unnecessary show especially for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy : pretentiousness She dresses stylishly without ostentation.

Who is an ostentatious person?

People who are described as ostentatious—or who have lifestyles described as such—typically are seen as spending money in a way that makes it clear that they have a lot of it. Their consumption may also be described with the word, in which case the emphasis is on the impressive things they buy.

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