Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Explain the difference between...

  • 20-01-2012 2:10pm
    #1
    nozzferrahhtoo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,336 ✭✭✭


    Obnoxious and ostentatious and how would one use them differently or choose between them. They seem generally to be the almost the same to me when I use online dictionaries.

    Hope this is the right forum :)


Comments

  • #2
    Jemmaa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭Jemmaa


    nozzferrahhtoo wrote: »
    Obnoxious and ostentatious and how would one use them differently or choose between them. They seem generally to be the almost the same to me when I use online dictionaries.

    Hope this is the right forum :)

    Annoying and pretentious?

    English forum is better IMO


  • #3
    slowburner
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 5,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭slowburner


    'Obnoxious' describes forms of behaviour which are offensive to other people.
    'Ostentatious' describes an excessive display of wealth or riches.

    That's how I would use the words, anyway.

    The OED gives:
    Obnoxious.1. Exposed to harm; subject or liable to injury or evil of any kind.....
    Ostentatious. 1........unduly conspicuous; boastful; pretentious.


Advertisement