WordCmp.com

bluster vs ostentation

ostentation vs bluster

bluster and ostentation both are nouns.

bluster is a verb but ostentation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bluster Yes No Yes No
ostentation Yes No No No
As nouns, ostentation is a hypernym of bluster; that is, ostentation is a word with a broader meaning than bluster:
  • bluster: a swaggering show of courage
  • ostentation: a gaudy outward display
Other hypernyms of bluster include fanfare, flash.
bluster (noun) ostentation (noun)
a swaggering show of courage pretentious or showy or vulgar display
vain and empty boasting lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
a violent gusty wind a gaudy outward display
noisy confusion and turbulence
bluster (verb) ostentation (verb)
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
show off
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
Difference between bluster and ostentation

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.