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n. - The quality of attracting attention by gaudiness; conspicuousness.

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  • He was accustomed to efficient, businesslike surroundings, not ostentatiousness for its own take.
  • After all, this highly ornamented style reflects the ostentatiousness of Baroque aristocratic culture.
  • They should include social dissuasion against conspicuous consumption, ostentatiousness and corruption.
  • “I always thought Bram had ostentatiousness down to a fine art, but you make him look like an amateur.”
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