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Explain the difference between...

  • 20-01-2012 02:10PM
    #1
    nozzferrahhtoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,367 ✭✭✭


    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 :)


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  • #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: 5,229 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.


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