Ostentate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːstəntˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒstəntˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒstəntˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːstəntˌeɪt/.

Examples

he showed off his new sports car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flash show off flaunt swank

Parts of Speech

verb	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously “he showed off his new sports car”

Word Forms

flaunt	noun	the act of displaying something ostentatiously
show-off	noun	someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
ostentation	noun	a gaudy outward display

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prahlend

stolz zur Schau stellen; agieren protzig oder prätentiös

🇫🇷French

ostentatoire

afficher fièrement; agir avec ostentation ou prétention

🇪🇸Spanish

ostentoso

exhibir con orgullo; actuar de manera ostentosa o pretenciosa

🇮🇹Italian

ostentato

mostrare con orgoglio; agire in modo ostentato o pretenzioso

🇳🇱Dutch

opzichtig

trots tonen; opzichtig of pretentieus handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ostentação

exibir com orgulho; agir ostensivamente ou pretensiosamente

🇷🇺Russian

хвастовство

демонстрировать с гордостью; действовать показно или претенциозно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आडंबर

गर्व से प्रदर्शित करें; दिखावटी या दिखावटी ढंग से कार्य करना

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடம்பரமான

பெருமையுடன் காட்சி; ஆடம்பரமாக அல்லது பாசாங்குத்தனமாக செயல்படுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆడంబరం

గర్వంగా ప్రదర్శించు; ఆడంబరంగా లేదా డాంబికంగా ప్రవర్తించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दिखाऊपणा

अभिमानाने दाखवा; दिखाऊपणाने किंवा दिखाऊपणाने वागा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દેખાવ

ગર્વથી દર્શાવો; દેખીતી રીતે અથવા દંભી રીતે કાર્ય કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಡಂಬರ

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿ; ಆಡಂಬರದಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಆಡಂಬರದಿಂದ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൗഢിയുള്ള

അഭിമാനത്തോടെ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുക; ആഡംബരത്തോടെയോ ഭാവനയോടെയോ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਖਾਵਾ

ਮਾਣ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰੋ; ਦਿਖਾਵੇ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਵੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ظاہر کرنا

فخر سے ظاہر کریں؛ دکھاوے کے ساتھ یا دکھاوے کے ساتھ کام کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炫耀

骄傲地展示；卖弄或做作

🇯🇵Japanese

これ見よがしな

誇らしげに表示します。これ見よがしに、または見栄を張って行動する

🇰🇷Korean

허세를 부리다

자랑스럽게 표시하십시오. 과시하거나 가식적으로 행동하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phô trương

trưng bày một cách kiêu hãnh; hành động phô trương hoặc tự phụ

🇹🇭Thai

อวดดี

แสดงอย่างภาคภูมิใจ กระทำการโอ้อวดหรือเสแสร้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pamer

tampilkan dengan bangga; bertindak sok atau sok

🇵🇭Filipino

otentate

ipakita nang may pagmamalaki; kumilos nang bongga o mapagpanggap

🇲🇾Malay

mempamerkan diri

memaparkan dengan bangga; berlagak atau berlagak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متفاخر

عرض بفخر. التصرف بشكل متفاخر أو متظاهر

🇮🇷Persian

خودنمایی

نمایش با افتخار؛ خودآگاهانه یا متظاهرانه عمل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterişli

gururla sergileyin; gösterişli veya gösterişli davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ראוותני

להציג בגאווה; לפעול בצורה ראוותנית או יומרנית

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The primary meaning of 'ostentate' is 'display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously'.

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Using 'ostentate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ostentate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ostentate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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