different between ostentation vs boastless
ostentation
English
Etymology
Originated 1425–75 from late Middle English ostentacioun, borrowed from Middle French ostentation, from Latin ostent?ti?, ostent?ti?nem, equivalent to ostent?tus (past participle of ostent?re, to display or exhibit), frequentative of ostendere (“to present, display”) + -i?n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st?n?te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
ostentation (usually uncountable, plural ostentations)
- Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
- (obsolete) A show or spectacle.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
- Let her awhile be secretly kept in,
- And publish it that she is dead indeed:
- Maintain a mourning ostentation;
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 4 Scene 1
Synonyms
- parade
- pageantry
- show
- showiness
- pomp
- pompousness
- vaunting
- boasting
- See also Thesaurus:arrogance
Related terms
- ostentatious
- ostensive
- ostensible
Translations
Further reading
- ostentation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ostentation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
- “ostentation”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- “ostentation” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "ostentation" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s.t??.ta.sj??/
Noun
ostentation f (plural ostentations)
- ostentation
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boastless
English
Etymology
boast +? -less
Adjective
boastless (comparative more boastless, superlative most boastless)
- Without boasting or ostentation.
Anagrams
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