different between braggart vs ostentatious

English

Etymology

From French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from Middle French braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?æ???t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?æ??t/
• Hyphenation: brag?gart

Noun

braggart (plural braggarts)

1. Someone who constantly brags or boasts. [from late 16th c.]

Synonyms

• braggard
• bragger
• See also Thesaurus:braggart

Related terms

• brag
• bragging (noun)
• braggingly

Translations

Adjective

braggart (comparative more braggart, superlative most braggart)

1. Characterized by boasting; boastful.

Translations

References

Further reading

• boasting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Originated 1650–60; ostentation +? -ious.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??s.t?n?te?.??s/, /??s.t?n?te?.??s/
• Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)

1. Of ostentation.
2. Intended to attract notice.
3. Of tawdry display; kitsch.

Synonyms

• (tawdry): Thesaurus:gaudy

Derived terms

• ostensible
• ostensive

Translations

References

• “ostentatious”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “ostentatious” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "ostentatious" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.