ostentation

ostentation is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
2. noun. A show or spectacle.
3. noun. pretentious or showy or vulgar display
4. noun. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

   Synonyms: inflation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness

5. noun. a gaudy outward display

   Synonyms: fanfare, flash

Synonyms

inflation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, fanfare, flash

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ostentation:

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