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# ostentation

noun (no plural)

«ostentation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Ostentation is showing off to be noticed, with too much display of wealth or fine things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostentation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a proud person's ostentation is shown with grand clothes and jewels

### Examples

- The rich man's house was full of ostentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostentation/#x1)
- She spoke with ostentation about her new car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostentation/#x2)
- Ostentation is not the same as true kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostentation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ostentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostentation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ostentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ostentation.html) on Mova free.