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Noun
S:
(n)
ostentation
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fanfare
,
flash
(a gaudy outward display)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
bravado
,
bluster
(a swaggering show of courage)
S:
(n)
exhibitionism
(extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself)
S:
(n)
ritz
(ostentatious display of elegance)
"they put on the ritz"
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
S:
(n)
pedantry
(an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)
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derivationally related form
S:
(n)
ostentation
,
ostentatiousness
,
pomposity
,
pompousness
,
pretentiousness
,
puffiness
,
splashiness
,
inflation
(lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
S:
(n)
ostentation
(pretentious or showy or vulgar display)