What is the meaning of ostentation?

A gaudy outward display.
- synonyms: fanfare, flash
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.
- synonyms: ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
Pretentious or showy or vulgar display. .

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