ostentatiousness

Definitions of ostentatiousness
  1. noun
    lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
    synonyms: inflation, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness
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    inelegance
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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