ostentatious

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• US: /ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/
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• US: /ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃəs
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• CMU ARPABET: AA2 S T AH0 N T EY1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Originated 1590; from Latin ostentātus + -ious.

117 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: ədabaz — of ostentation
• Bulgarian: показен (pokazen) — of ostentation
• Catalan: ostentós — of ostentation
• Chinese Mandarin: 浮華 /浮华 (fúhuá, fúhua) — of ostentation
• Chinese Mandarin: 闊綽 /阔绰 (kuòchuò) — of ostentation
• Czech: okázalý — of ostentation
• Czech: ostentativní — of ostentation
• Dutch: protserig — of ostentation
• Esperanto: parada — of ostentation
• Finnish: ylitsevuotava — of ostentation
• Finnish: liiallinen — of ostentation
• Finnish: mahtaileva — of ostentation
• Finnish: pramea — of ostentation
• French: ostentatoire — of ostentation
• Galician: ostentoso — of ostentation
• German: protzig — of ostentation
• German: prahlerisch — of ostentation
• German: prunkhaft — of ostentation
• German: prunkvoll — of ostentation
• German: prahlend — of ostentation
• German: protzend — of ostentation
• German: großtuerisch — of ostentation
• German: pomphaft — of ostentation
• German: pompös — of ostentation
• Greek: επιδεικτικός (epideiktikós) — of ostentation
• Hindi: आडंबरी (āḍambrī) — of ostentation
• Irish: mustrach — of ostentation
• Irish: gáifeach — of ostentation
• Irish: taibhseach — of ostentation
• Italian: ostentato — of ostentation
• Japanese: けばけばしい (kebakebashii) — of ostentation
• Japanese: 派手な (hade na) — of ostentation
• Macedonian: фалба́џиски (falbádžiski) — of ostentation
• Māori: hahaki — of ostentation
• Polish: ostentacyjny — of ostentation
• Portuguese: ostentatório — of ostentation
• Romanian: ostentativ — of ostentation
• Romanian: provocator — of ostentation
• Romanian: ostentațios — of ostentation
• Russian: показно́й (pokaznój) — of ostentation
• Russian: нарочи́тый (naročítyj) — of ostentation
• Russian: хвастли́вый (xvastlívyj) — of ostentation
• Russian: вне́шний (vnéšnij) — of ostentation
• Slovak: ostentatívny — of ostentation
• Slovak: vystatovačný — of ostentation
• Slovak: vypínavý — of ostentation
• Spanish: ostentoso — of ostentation
• Spanish: ostentatorio — of ostentation
• Swedish: skrytsam — of ostentation
• Swedish: pompös — of ostentation
• Telugu: అట్టహాసము (aṭṭahāsamu) — of ostentation
• Turkish: gösterişli — of ostentation
• Ukrainian: показний (pokaznyj) — of ostentation
• Amharic: ሆኖም አሸብርቀው (honomi āshebirik’ewi) — intended to attract notice
• Catalan: ostentós — intended to attract notice
• Chinese Mandarin: 刻意 (kèyì) — intended to attract notice
• Czech: provokativní — intended to attract notice
• Esperanto: provoka — intended to attract notice
• Esperanto: altira — intended to attract notice
• Esperanto: alloga — intended to attract notice
• Finnish: huomiotaherättävä — intended to attract notice
• Finnish: provokatiivinen — intended to attract notice
• German: demonstrativ — intended to attract notice
• German: ostentativ — intended to attract notice
• German: auffällig — intended to attract notice
• German: aufmerksamkeitsheischend — intended to attract notice
• Greek: επιδεικτικός (epideiktikós) — intended to attract notice
• Greek: προκλητικός (proklitikós) — intended to attract notice
• Hindi: आडंबरी (āḍambrī) — intended to attract notice
• Irish: mustrach — intended to attract notice
• Irish: gáifeach — intended to attract notice
• Irish: taibhseach — intended to attract notice
• Italian: provocante — intended to attract notice
• Italian: provocatore — intended to attract notice
• Japanese: 派手な (hadena) — intended to attract notice
• Japanese: 麗々しい (reireishī) — intended to attract notice
• Japanese: 看板倒れ (kanbandaore) — intended to attract notice
• Māori: hahaki — intended to attract notice
• Norwegian Bokmål: prangende — intended to attract notice
• Polish: ostentacyjny — intended to attract notice
• Portuguese: ostentoso — intended to attract notice
• Romanian: provocator — intended to attract notice
• Russian: показно́й (pokaznój) — intended to attract notice
• Spanish: ostentoso — intended to attract notice
• Spanish: ostentatorio — intended to attract notice
• Ukrainian: показний (pokaznyj) — intended to attract notice
• Uzbek: o'rnak bo'ladigan — intended to attract notice
• Vietnamese: phô trương — intended to attract notice
• Vietnamese: khoe khoang — intended to attract notice
• Welsh: rhwysgfawr — intended to attract notice
• Welsh: rodresgar — intended to attract notice
• Welsh: rwysgfawr — intended to attract notice
• Welsh: rhodresgar — intended to attract notice
• Chinese Mandarin: 財大氣粗 /财大气粗 (cáidàqìcū) — of tawdry display
• Esperanto: paradeca — of tawdry display
• Esperanto: pavuma — of tawdry display
• Finnish: mauton — of tawdry display
• Finnish: pramea — of tawdry display
• Finnish: kitsahtava — of tawdry display
• German: kitschig — of tawdry display
• German: pompös — of tawdry display
• German: pomphaft — of tawdry display
• Greek: φανταχτερός (fantachterós) — of tawdry display
• Irish: mustrach — of tawdry display
• Irish: gáifeach — of tawdry display
• Irish: taibhseach — of tawdry display
• Italian: ostentato — of tawdry display
• Portuguese: espalhafatoso — of tawdry display
• Romanian: împopoțonat — of tawdry display
• Romanian: țipător — of tawdry display
• Russian: крича́щий (kričáščij) — of tawdry display
• Russian: кичёвый (kičóvyj) — of tawdry display
• Spanish: ostentatorio — of tawdry display
• Spanish: ostentoso — of tawdry display
• Swedish: kitschig — of tawdry display
• Swedish: prålig — of tawdry display
• Swedish: pompös — of tawdry display