ostentatiousness
Gaudy wealth flaunting
Ostentatiousness is the quality of being showy or pretentious, displaying wealth, knowledge, or status in a way designed to impress others.
The word carries disapproval—what's ostentatious isn't just visible but deliberately conspicuous: The ostentatiousness of the gold-plated fixtures bordered on tacky.
The simpler noun ostentation means the same thing.
Tasteless, excessive ornamentation
- garishnessExcessive, tasteless brightness
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- flashinessOstentatious showiness
- glitzOstentatious showiness
spectacle · display · ornateness · loudness · tawdriness · kitsch · splashiness · razzle-dazzle
Artificial behavior for effect
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
snobbery · haughtiness · conceit · arrogance · boastfulness · smugness · superiority · condescension
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- excessSurplus beyond need
profligacy · decadence · wastefulness · immoderation · splurge · affluence · richness · plushness
gaudiness
Tasteless, excessive ornamentation
- garishnessExcessive, tasteless brightness
- flamboyanceShowy, confident style
- flashinessOstentatious showiness
glitz · spectacle · display · ornateness · loudness · tawdriness · kitsch · splashiness · razzle-dazzle · bling
affectation
Artificial behavior for effect
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- grandiosityExaggerated sense of importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
vanity · snobbery · haughtiness · conceit · arrogance · boastfulness · smugness · superiority · condescension · highfalutin
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
excess · profligacy · decadence · wastefulness · immoderation · splurge · affluence · richness · plushness · overindulgence
pomp
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
procession · finery · grandeur · heraldry · formality · ritual · splendor · majesty · parade · coronation
ostentatiousnessunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
modesty · restraint · unobtrusiveness · reserve · unpretentiousness
ostentatiousnesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
minimalism · plainness · austerity · spareness · starkness
ostentatiousnesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
tastefulness · gracefulness · refinement · understated elegance · classiness