ostentation
Definitions
Noun
- A gaudy outward display
- Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- Pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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Words that sound like the term "ostentation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | formulation | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | orientation | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | corneliuson | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ostentation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | station | 2 | 105 |
| 2 | presentation | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | orientation | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | sensation | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | temptation | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | sanitation | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | sensations | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | contention | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | presentations | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | abstention | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | instrumentation | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | protestations | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | ostentatious | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | sedimentation | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | consternation | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | orientations | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | stagnation | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | ostentatiously | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | segmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | protestation | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
DECORATING CONFESSIONS; The Secret Shame of Ostentation (Published 1992)
Jan 30, 1992 The New York Times
Jan 30, 1992 The New York Times
Palantir Earnings: Ostentatious Growth Is Needed to Placate Investors, and We Got That
Aug 4, 2026 Morningstar
Aug 4, 2026 Morningstar
Trump official accuses Fed chair of making 'ostentatious' office renovations
Jul 11, 2025 Anadolu Ajansı
Jul 11, 2025 Anadolu Ajansı
From Napoleonic-era ostentation to itchy fatigues: How uniforms evolved in WWI
Jan 17, 2024 Legion Magazine
Jan 17, 2024 Legion Magazine