ostent
os·tent
ostent · ostents · ostenta
A boastful, ostentatious display or exhibitionA boastful, ostentatious display or exhibition.
UK/ɒˈstɛnt/US/ɑˈstɛnt/
Meaning
4 sensesA boastful, ostentatious display or exhibition.
(archaic, rare)A display, an exhibition; an appearance, a manifestation.
(archaic, rare)A portent, a token.
(historical, obsolete)One sixtieth of an hour: a minute (60 seconds).
Origin
From Latin ostentus (“a display, exhibition, show”), from ostendere (“to exhibit, show”);From Latin ostentus (“a display, exhibition, show”), from ostendere (“to exhibit, show”); see further at etymology 1.
From Middle French ostente (“amazing or marvellous thing; prodigy, wonder”) or directly from its etymon Latin ostentum (“portent”), from ostendere (“to exhibit, show”); see further at etymology 1.
Perhaps from Latin ostentum.
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Forms
plural: ostents / ostentaLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular