ostentatious (adj.)

showy to impress

Examples

• An ostentatious mansion.

Key rules

• Ostentatious means showy, done to impress others
• An ostentatious mansion, ostentatious jewellery
• Ostentation is the noun

Common mistakes

• An ostentatious of mansion → An ostentatious mansion
• He is ostentation → He is ostentatious

Use cases

• Describing wealth
• Criticising showing off
• Writing about fashion