Associations to the word «Ostentatious»

Wiktionary

OSTENTATIOUS, adjective. Of ostentation.
OSTENTATIOUS, adjective. Intended to attract notice.
OSTENTATIOUS, adjective. Of tawdry display; kitsch.

Dictionary definition

OSTENTATIOUS, adjective. Intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat".
OSTENTATIOUS, adjective. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn