What is the Spanish word for "ostentation"?

Learn how to say "ostentation" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

ostentation

Spanish

ostentación

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Alternative translations of "ostentation"

exhibición
pomposidad
vanagloria
presunción

Examples of how to use "ostentation" in Spanish

English
His wealth was displayed without ostentation.
Spanish
Su riqueza se mostraba sin ostentación.
English
Her ostentation made others feel uncomfortable.
Spanish
Su ostentación hacía que los demás se sintieran incómodos.
English
He bought the car for ostentation, not need.
Spanish
Compró el coche por ostentación, no por necesidad.
English
They criticized the party's loud ostentation and waste.
Spanish
Criticaron la ostentación ruidosa y el derroche de la fiesta.
English
Avoid ostentation when meeting people for the first time.
Spanish
Evita la ostentación al conocer a las personas por primera vez.

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