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ostentation [ˌɒstenˈteıʃən] N

ostentation

卖弄 màinòng

ostentation

夸示 kuāshì

ostentation

铺张 pūzhāng

do sth out of ostentation

do sth out of ostentation

English

Though his fee starts at $85 for a process that uses varying curling irons and heat settings, there is a certain lack of ostentation to the results. www.thespec.com

He never married; and while genial and kindly in nature, he was strongly opposed to anything savoring of ostentation. en.wikipedia.org

Foreigners were received with open arms and without ostentation. en.wikipedia.org

We may spend it on the one hand in increased luxury and ostentation and corruption, and we shall be blamed. en.wikipedia.org

This isn't pure ostentation; rather it's the only practical way of getting here. www.ft.com

That the once universal sign of wealth, ordering a big steak, can be replaced by an equal sign of ostentation, a $17 carrot, means the needle is moving. www.theglobeandmail.com

Too many antidotes too much commonness, ostentation in that. en.wikipedia.org

Indeed, such ostentation indicated both the power of individual wealth and the powerlessness of the city. en.wikipedia.org

Hating whatever smacked of ostentation; he lived his life of duty as he saw it with a cheerful optimism which belongs to one confident of the victory of righteousness. en.wikipedia.org

The historic restriction on buttons is attributed to tradition and their potential for ostentation. en.wikipedia.org

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