# ostentatious

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs/
- **English:** showing wealth in a way meant to impress others
- **Persian:** پرزرق‌وبرق، خودنمایانه

## Example

> They live in an ostentatious mansion.
> آن‌ها در عمارتی پرزرق‌وبرق زندگی می‌کنند.

## Word forms

- noun: ostentation

## Synonyms

showy, flashy

## Opposites

modest

## Common phrases

- ostentatious display
- ostentatious wealth
- ostentatious lifestyle

## Related words

- [estimate](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/estimate): to guess the size or value of something from the facts you have (B2)
- [afford](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/afford): to have enough money to pay for something (B1)
- [borrow](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/borrow): to take something from someone and give it back later (B1)
- [lend](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/lend): to give something to someone for a short time (B1)
- [customer](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/customer): a person who buys goods or services (B1)
- [valuable](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/valuable): worth a lot of money, or very useful (B1)
- [cheap](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/cheap): costing little money (A2)
- [expensive](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/expensive): costing a lot of money (A2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/ostentatious