ostentatio

ostentātiō ōnis, f

ostento, a showing, exhibition, display : ostentationis causā vagari, to attract notice , Cs.: saevitiae, open display , L.— An idle show, vain display, pomp, parade, ostentation : ingeni ostentationis suspicio: sui, Cs.: multorum annorum ostentationes mea, my many years' boastful promises.—A false show, pretence, simulation, deception : consul veritate, non ostentatione popularis: (captivi) producti ostentationis causā, Cs.