Ostentation
Ostentation noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.
Refinement and ostentation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refinement" instead a noun "Ostentation".
Nearby Words: ostentatious, ostentatiously
Refinement
Refinement noun - Dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style.
Usage example: although she can afford all the jewelry that money can buy, she dresses with the gentle refinement that only taste can bestow
Ostentation and refinement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostentation" instead a noun "Refinement".
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Refinement and Ostentation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostentation/refinement
Ostentation & Refinement. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostentation/refinement>.
Refinement or Ostentation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ostentation/refinement.
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