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Imposing vs Ostentatious - What's the difference?

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Imposing is a related term of ostentatious.


As adjectives the difference between imposing and ostentatious

is that imposing is magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity while ostentatious is of ostentation.

As a verb imposing

is .

imposing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

    • 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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