English → Latin
“ostentation” in Latin
The English word ostentation itself goes back to Latin ostendō, through ostentātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ostentation
ostentatio sui; jactantia sui; jacotio circulatoria (puffing one’s self off): vana de se praedicatio (if exhibited in words); in anything, ostentatio, venditatio or venditatio quaedam et ostentatio, jactatio (all with alicujus rei).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ostentation?
- The usual Latin words for “ostentation” are ostentātiō, vendĭtātĭo, iactātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.