Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostentatiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-ten-ta-tious-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ostentatiousness From ostentatious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

ostentation pomposity pompousness pretentiousness puffiness splashiness inflation

Questions

What does ostentatiousness mean?: The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.
Where does ostentatiousness come from?: Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ostentatiousness From ostentatious + -ness.

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