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display vs ostentation

ostentation vs display

display and ostentation both are nouns.

display is a verb but ostentation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
display Yes No Yes No
ostentation Yes No No No
As nouns, ostentation is a hyponym of display; that is, ostentation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than display:
  • display: exhibiting openly in public view
  • ostentation: a gaudy outward display
Other hyponyms of display include acting out, array, screening, showing, viewing, sight, fanfare, flash, flaunt, presentation.
display (noun) ostentation (noun)
something shown to the public pretentious or showy or vulgar display
a visual representation of something lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
an electronic device that represents information in visual form a gaudy outward display
exhibiting openly in public view
something intended to communicate a particular impression
behavior that makes your feelings public
display (verb) ostentation (verb)
to show, make visible or apparent
attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
Difference between display and ostentation

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