Difference between Ostentatious and Pretentious

What is the difference between Ostentatious and Pretentious?

Ostentatious as an adjective is of ostentation. while Pretentious as an adjective is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of ostentation. intended to attract notice. of tawdry display; kitsch.

Example sentence: Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinctionOstentatious; intended to impress others

Example sentence: Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun - it's a calling.

We hope you now know whether to use Ostentatious or Pretentious in your sentence.