ostentation
Definitions
Noun
- A gaudy outward display
- Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- Pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ostentation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | formulation | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | orientation | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | corneliuson | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ostentation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | station | 2 | 105 |
| 2 | presentation | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | orientation | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | sensation | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | temptation | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | sanitation | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | sensations | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | contention | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | presentations | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | abstention | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | instrumentation | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | protestations | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | ostentatious | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | sedimentation | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | consternation | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | orientations | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | stagnation | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | ostentatiously | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | segmentation | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | protestation | 4 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ostentation".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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