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Rite vs Ostentation - What's the difference?

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Rite is a related term of ostentation.


As an adjective rite

is humid, wet.

As a noun ostentation is

ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.

rite

English

(wikipedia rite)

Etymology 1

Via (etyl) and (etyl), from (etyl) ritus.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A religious custom.
    • Related terms
    * ritual

    Etymology 2

    Variation of (right).

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Derived terms
    * amirite

    Adverb

    (-)

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    ostentation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
  • (obsolete) A show or spectacle.
  • * 1599 ,
    • Let her awhile be secretly kept in,
    And publish it that she is dead indeed:
    Maintain a mourning ostentation ;

    Synonyms

    * parade * pageantry * show * showiness * pomp * pompousness * vaunting * boasting * See also

    Related terms

    * ostentatious * ostensive * ostensible

    External links

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    References

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