ostentation
Significat (Anglès)
- (uncountable, usually) Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) A show or spectacle.
Conceptes
pompa
aparatositat
ampul·lositat
grandiloqüència
pompositat
altisonància
Sinònims
false pride
Traduccions
ostentazione
ostentation
ostentación
επίδειξη
Schaustellung Affektiertheit
jactantia
praalPronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation and its etymon Latin ostentātiō, ostentātiōnem, equivalent to ostentātus (past participle of ostentāre, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -iōn. By surface analysis, ostent + -ation.
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