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Ostentatious vs Spartan - What's the difference?

ostentatious | spartan |

As adjectives the difference between ostentatious and spartan

is that ostentatious is of ostentation while spartan is of or relating to sparta or its citizens.

As a proper noun spartan is

a citizen of sparta.

As a noun spartan is

a red apple cultivar from british columbia, canada.

ostentatious

English

Adjective

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

    Derived terms

    * ostensible * ostensive

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    spartan

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
    • I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
  • Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
    • The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
  • Lacking in decoration and luxury.
    • After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.

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