English to French Meaning of ostentatious - ostentatoire

Ostentatious :

ostentatoire

adjective

ostentatoire, prétentieux, voyant, élégant, d'une grande importance, bruyant, destruction

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Definitions of ostentatious in English

Adjective(1) intended to attract notice and impress others(2) (of a display

Examples of ostentatious in English

(1) London at the time was a curious mixture of ostentatious wealth hiding harrowing poverty.(2) Hat designer Tracy Rose, 42, renowned for her ostentatious hats on Ladies' Day, was also attired in a weather theme.(3) His way of life may seem a bit ostentatious , but his energy and enthusiasm is infectious, and there is nothing snobbish or affected about him.(4) He was a generous but not ostentatious philanthropist; his private and family life was wholly conventional.(5) But there are few cases of ostentatious opulence amid the poverty.(6) While we do not insist on you taking to the streets on a bicycle, we do encourage a less ostentatious lifestyle.(7) She wears an ostentatious diamond ring and a pearl the size of a marble.(8) Bernard rides around the town in an ostentatious sports car and behaves like a cowardly bully.(9) They contribute generously to village and family enterprises and avoid ostentatious displays of affluence.(10) Civilised behaviour is the key to appearing middle class, so don't binge drink, never swear and don't do anything ostentatious .(11) He was always smartly dressed but not in an ostentatious way.(12) Buying an island seems the pinnacle of ostentatious extravagance.(13) She doesn't own a fleet of ostentatious cars or a portfolio of grand homes.(14) There's no easy remedy, especially when ostentatious teen role models portray money as no object.(15) Instead, they show us a suite that would, perhaps, have been a little too ostentatious for a spiritual leader.(16) For those who spend down their wealth on a lavish and ostentatious lifestyle, there is no tax.

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Synonyms

Adjective

1. showy ::

voyant

2. pretentious ::

prétentieux

3. conspicuous ::

visible

4. flamboyant ::

flamboyant

5. gaudy ::

voyant

6. brash ::

impétueux

7. vulgar ::

vulgaire

8. loud ::

bruyant

9. extravagant ::

extravagant

10. fancy ::

fantaisie

11. ornate ::

très orné

12. overelaborate ::

trop compliqué

13. flash ::

flash

14. flashy ::

tape à l'oeil

15. splashy ::

splashy

16. fancy-pants ::

fantaisie-pantalon

19. ritzy ::

ritzy

20. superfly ::

Superfly

Antonyms

1. conservative ::

conservateur

2. quiet ::

silencieux

Different Forms

ostentatious, ostentatiously

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