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Dashing vs Ostentatious - What's the difference?

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Dashing is a related term of ostentatious.


As adjectives the difference between dashing and ostentatious

is that dashing is spirited, audacious and full of high spirits while ostentatious is of ostentation.

As a verb dashing

is .

As a noun dashing

is the action of the verb to dash.

dashing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
  • Chic, fashionable.
    • All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The action of the verb to dash.

    • Anagrams

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    ostentatious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ostentation.
  • Intended to attract notice.
  • Of tawdry display; kitsch.
    • Synonyms
    * (tawdry)

    Derived terms

    * ostensible * ostensive

    References

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