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splurge vs ostentation

ostentation vs splurge

splurge and ostentation both are nouns.

splurge is a verb but ostentation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
splurge Yes No Yes No
ostentation Yes No No No
As nouns, ostentation is a hypernym of splurge; that is, ostentation is a word with a broader meaning than splurge:
  • splurge: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
  • ostentation: a gaudy outward display
Other hypernyms of splurge include fanfare, flash.
splurge (noun) ostentation (noun)
any act of immoderate indulgence pretentious or showy or vulgar display
an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
a gaudy outward display
splurge (verb) ostentation (verb)
be showy or ostentatious
indulge oneself
Difference between splurge and ostentation

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