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Meaning of "Ostentation" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OSTENTATION

lateinisch ostentatio = Zurschaustellung, Prahlerei, zu: ostentare = darbieten, prahlend zeigen, Intensivbildung zu: ostendere, ↑ostensibel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OSTENTATION IN GERMAN

Ostentation  [Ostentatio̲n] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSTENTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Ostentation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OSTENTATION MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Definition of Ostentation in the German dictionary

showcasing, doing well, celebrating. das Zurschaustellen, Großtun, Renommieren.

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GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSTENTATION


Adaptation
Adaptatio̲n
Administration
Administratio̲n
Affiliation
Affiliatio̲n
Animation
Animatio̲n
Automation
Automatio̲n
Création
[kreaˈsjõː] 
Destination
Destinatio̲n
Determination
Determinatio̲n
Deviation
Deviatio̲n
Donation
Donatio̲n
Evaluation
Evaluatio̲n
Examination
Examinatio̲n
Explanation
Explanatio̲n
Formation
Formatio̲n
Generation
Generatio̲n 
Graduation
Graduatio̲n
Information
Informatio̲n 
Location
[lɔˈkeɪʃn̩]  , [loʊ…]
Nation
Natio̲n 
Navigation
Navigatio̲n

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSTENTATION

Ostealgie
Ostelbien
Ostelbier
Ostelbierin
ostelbisch
osten
Ostende
ostensibel
ostensiv
Ostensorium
ostentativ
ostentiös
Osteoblast
Osteodynie
Osteoektomie
Osteofibrom
osteogen
Osteogenese
osteoid
Osteoklasie

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE OSTENTATION

Illustration
Imagination
Immigration
Implementation
Innovation
Inspiration
Installation
Integration
Interpretation
Investigation
Invitation
Legislation
Masturbation
Motivation
Observation
Operation
Organisation
Penetration
Playstation
Population

Synonyms and antonyms of Ostentation in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ostentation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSTENTATION

Find out the translation of Ostentation to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of Ostentation from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ostentation» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

大吹大擂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

ostentación
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

ostentation
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

डींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

مباهاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

хвастовство
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

ostentação
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

জাঁকজমক
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

ostentation
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

kesombongan
190 millions of speakers

German

Ostentation
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

虚飾
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

과시
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

ostentation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

phô trương
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

ஆடம்பரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

ज्ञान
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

gösteriş
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

ostentazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

ostentacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

хвастощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

ostentație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

επίδειξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

praal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

ostentation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

skryte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ostentation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTENTATION»

The term «Ostentation» is very widely used and occupies the 14.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTENTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Ostentation

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «OSTENTATION»

Discover the use of Ostentation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ostentation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Liturgische Abhandlungen: pt.1. Die Confirmation
dogmatische Fundirung. T «gegen führte der erwähnte Zwiespalt zu der anderen Consequenz, daß man die innere Leerheit und Bedeutungslosigkeit der Handlung durch äußerliches Gepränge, durch allerlei Ostentation zu verdecken suchte.
Theodor Kliefoth, 1856
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Lyrik des 20. Jahrhunderts in Ost-Mittel-Europa
Ostenze aneb Zpráva o komuni- kačních reformách na ostrově Balnibari [ Ostentation oder Bericht über die Kommunikationsreformen auf der Insel Balnibar]. In: Ostenze, hra, jazyk. Semiotické studie [Ostentation, Spiel, Sprache. Semiotische ...
Alfrun Kliems, Ute Rassloff, Peter Zajac, 2007
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Die Confirmation
Ostentation war es, wenn man, statt geloben zu lassen, schwören ließ, Ostentation war es, wenn man die Kinder aufputzte, in feierlichen Processionen erscheinen, sich theatralisch gruppiren ließ. Ostentation waren die Wechselgesänge, die ...
Th KLIEFOTH, 1856
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Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch: mit ...
... ,[V:IL ¡л1 ;:i m.iiKn. t.v ilni.'in . o¡teiifn;(argument,ÍBen>ciá). Osteut (6s'tent) s., ber $Inf$rin, Ьегефеш, bieüfiiene (т.д.); S/i. tarant, ЬааЗ(|феп,8. 2.VIII.; baífflunber- jfidifn; bieíBorbebeutunaXn. y.); S/t. ft. Ostentation, q. v., S.V. 5. (Chor. ), P. 1.II.
Newton Ivory Lucas, 1856
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Topographie der Erinnerung: Mythos im strukturellen Wandel
bestehen, und sie findet ihrerseits ihre Räume und Ereignisse, in denen die Ostentation des Todes resistent ist. Corbin sieht gerade in der Morgue den einzigen verbliebenen Raum dieses Todes-Theaters: „de tous les spectacles de mort, seul ...
Bettina von Jagow, 2000
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Dictionnaire de l'Académie française: Mit deutscher Übersetzung
OSTENTATION, s. f. (Prahlerei, die), Affectation de montrer quelque qnalité on quelque avantage dont on veut faire parade. ..Grande ostentation. Vaine ostentation. A quoi bon toute cette ostentation ? Il est toot plein d'ostentation. Il y a de ...
Académie Française (Paris), 1839
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Der prozess Lafarge beleuchtet nach preussischem strafrechte
Allein wir müssen gestehen, daß weder ein Grund zu dieser Ostentation, noch überhaupt ein richtiger Gedanke in derselben uns einleuchten will. Eine solche Ostentativn hätte nur dann etwa an ihrem Platze sein können, wenn die Angeklagte ...
Jodocus Donatus Hubertus Temme, G. A. Noerner, 1841
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Der "Zwischenstadt"-Diskurs: eine Analyse zwischen Wildnis, ...
Kunstausstellungen, so urteilt beispielsweise Riehl, legen „Zeugniß genug ab von dem auf die Blasirtheit und Frivolität des großstädtischen Publikums berechneten Geschmack, der vor allen Dingen die Kunst der Ostentation verlangt “237.
Vera Vicenzotti, 2011
9
Scham und Schamlosigkeit: Grenzverletzungen in Literatur und ...
36 Somit sind literarische Ostentationen den rituellen Ostentation ( Heiltumsweisungen, Wundenweisen, Elevation der Hostie) durchaus verwandt, indem sie demonstrative Akte des Sichtbarmachens sind. 37 Kiening, Christian: „ Wege zu einer ...
Katja Gvozdeva, Hans Rudolf Velten, 2011
10
Die posaune des jungsten gerichts über Hegel: den atheisten ...
8) Die Ostentation und Ironie des Göttlichen. Die Vollendung des theologischen Charakters sieht der Kritiker darin, daß das vierte Evangelium die Unsicherheit oder vielmehr den M a n g e l der ursprünglich en Anschauung beweist, wenn es  ...
Bruno Bauer, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSTENTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ostentation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blame lack of patriotism on ostentation of politicians – Akosa
The opulence among political leadership in Ghana in the face of naked and abject poverty has contributed to the seeming lack of patriotism among citizens ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 16»
2
Ostentation at Simhastha Maha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
The scene in an around Ramghat, which has been decked for the ritual, gives a snippet of the ostentation witnessed during the bath. Tourists from across the ... «Deccan Chronicle, May 16»
3
China orders 'ostentation' to be banished from Winter Games
A message of congratulation is projected onto the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium as people celebrate after Beijing was chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in ... «Reuters, Mar 16»
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Looks like this is the kindest, most generous bank to work for. UBS ...
UBS bankers trapped by ostentation. by Sarah Butcher 27 January 2016. Want to work for a bank that is either thoughtful and generous or horribly inefficient? «eFinancialCareers, Jan 16»
5
From modesty to ostentation
BRÁS, a dowdy part of central São Paulo, has welcomed many newcomers. A century ago labourers came from Italy; from the 1950s to the 1980s migrants ... «The Economist, Jan 16»
6
'An Ostentation of Peacocks,' and Other Flowery Ways Medieval ...
The poetic nature of bird-group terminology is well-established, but the individual terms are hard to keep track of. Once you get beyond your standard flock or ... «Atlas Obscura, Nov 15»
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L'ostentation en grande forme
On l'attendait plus léger. Reste que, bardé de coûteuses options, ce Q7 de seconde génération s'avère bien plus plaisant à conduire qu'avant. Voilà qui ... «L'Automobile Magazine, Nov 15»
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La Tunique d'Argenteuil dévoilée pour l'Année de la Miséricorde
La dernière ostentation remonte à 1984 ; à l'époque elle avait attiré 80 000 pèlerins. L'année prochaine, l'événement coïncidera avec les 150 ans de la ... «Aleteia FR, Oct 15»
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La nomenklatura algérienne et sa provocante ostentation
Ils sont l'arrogance, ils sont le snobisme, ils sont la frime par excellence, ils affirment avoir pedigree de pure souche algérienne, ils sont l'ostentation criarde de ... «Le Matin DZ, Sep 15»
10
A place to lay your bread
Such ostentation is not to everyone's taste. But it illustrates a trend: the way that the rich spend their money is changing. Once, the well-heeled bought fancy stuff. «The Economist, Aug 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ostentation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-de/ostentation>. May 2024 ».
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