ostentoso

adj.

1 vain, presumptuous, show-off.

2 ostentatious, flash, flashy, show-off.

3 ostentatious, pretentious.

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ostentoso

► adjetivo

1 ostentatious

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ADJ ostentatious

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-sa adjetivo ostentatious

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= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.

Ex. Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.

Ex. The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.

Ex. Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.

Ex. In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of 'flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.

Ex. Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

Ex. Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.

Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex. Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.

Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

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-sa adjetivo ostentatious

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= gaudy [gaudier -comp., gaudiest -sup.], glitzy, splashy, flashy [flashier -comp., flashiest -sup.], flamboyant, garish, lurid, swanky [swankier -comp., swankiest -sup.], ostentatious.

Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.

Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.

Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.

Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of 'flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.

Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.

Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.

Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.

Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

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ostentoso -sa

adjective

ostentatious

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ostentoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

ostentatious
ostentoso,-a adjetivo ostentatious

'ostentoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamativa
- llamativo
- ostentosa
- exhibicionista
- pomposo
English:
grandiose
- ostentatious

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ostentoso, -a adj

ostentatious

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ostentoso

adj ostentatious

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ostentoso, -sa adj

: ostentatious, showy

♦ ostentosamente adv