ostentatious+display
111pomposity — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. pompositas, from pomposus stately, pompous (see POMPOUS (Cf. pompous)). The sense of ostentatious display is from 1610s; earlier in Fr. pomposité …
112splash — (v.) 1715, probably an alteration of plash with an intensive s . The noun is attested from 1736; meaning striking or ostentatious display is first attested 1804. Splashy sensational first attested 1836. Splash down in the spacecraft sense is… …
113splurge — (n.) 1828, ostentatious display, perhaps a blend of splash and surge. The meaning extravagant indulgence in spending is first recorded 1928. The verb, in this sense, is attested from 1934 …
114blazonries — bla·zon·ry || bleɪznrɪ n. official symbols of state or family; ostentatious display …
115blazonry — bla·zon·ry || bleɪznrɪ n. official symbols of state or family; ostentatious display …
116posturing — pÉ‘stʃərɪŋ / pÉ’s n. ostentatious display of manners; posing, positioning pos·ture || pÉ‘stʃə(r) / pÉ’s n. viewpoint, standpoint; pose, position; stance; condition, state; mood, attitude v. set in a particular position; stand in a… …
117caring — the ostentatious display of social conscience Originally used in this derogatory sense by those critical of hypocrisy or selfadvertisement in others: They will probably become nuns or prison wardresses or join the caring professions. (A …
118dash — I. v. a. 1. Strike violently, hurl forcibly. 2. Adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloy, mingle, mix. 3. Suffuse, overspread, discolor, color. 4. Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil. 5. Surprise, confound, abash, put… …
119wealthy — adjective our wealthy neighbors have an indoor swimming pool Syn: rich, affluent, moneyed, well off, well to do, prosperous, comfortable, propertied; of substance; informal well heeled, rolling in it, in the money, made of money, filthy rich,… …
120pedantic — pedantic, academic, scholastic, bookish are comparable as terms of derogation applied to thinkers, scholars, and learned men and their utterances. Pedantic often implies ostentatious display of knowledge, didacticism, and stodg iness {his… …
