ostenˈtatiousness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality or condition of being ostentatious.
| 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. Paruta's Wars Cyprus 124 To lose their lives without any advantage, would be rather a sign of foolish ostentatiousnesse, than of true worth. 1782 Char. in Ann. Reg. 52/1 They learn..to despise ostentatiousness, as being sinful. 1882 L. Stephen Swift v. 103 It would be a great mistake to infer that this ostentatiousness of authority concealed real servility. |