Noun: ostentatiousness ,ós-tun'tey-shus-nus or ,ós,ten'tey-shus-nus
- Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
"The ostentatiousness of the mansion reflected the owner's need to flaunt his wealth";
- ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
Type of: inelegance