Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bluster | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ostentation | Yes | No | No | No |
bluster (noun) | ostentation (noun) |
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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) |
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act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | |
show off | |
blow hard; be gusty, as of wind |