Ostentatiousness and Plainness

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Ostentatiousness noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.

Usage example: the over-the-top ostentatiousness of the wedding banquet was in poor taste

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Plainness is an antonym for ostentatiousness in topics: grandeur, display, spectacle.

Plainness noun - The free expression of one's true feelings and opinions.

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Ostentatiousness is an antonym for plainness.

Nearby Words: plain, plainly

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