Coxcomb
['kɒkskəʊm]
Definition
(noun.) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments.
Checked by Joy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
(n.) The cap itself.
(n.) The top of the head, or the head itself
(n.) A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
(n.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
Editor: Margaret
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Beau, fop, dandy, popinjay, exquisite, jackanapee, PETIT-MAÎTRE, prig, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fop, dandy, puppy, prig, pedant
ANT:Genius, savant, authority, celebrity, philosopher, sage
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Definition
n. a strip of red cloth notched like a cock's comb which professional fools used to wear: a fool: a fop.—adjs. Coxcom′bical Coxcom′ical foppish: vain.—n. Coxcombical′ity.—adv. Coxcom′bically.—n. Cox′combry the manner of a coxcomb.
Editor: Samantha
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a coxcomb, denotes a low state of mind. The dreamer should endeavor to elevate his mind to nobler thoughts.
Checker: Zachariah
Examples
- He's a cursed white-blooded pedantic coxcomb, said Will, with gnashing impetuosity. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I know no such thing, answered the Friar; and defy thee for a meddling coxcomb! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Miller's a conceited coxcomb, and you may tell him I said so. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- There would have been either the ostentation of a coxcomb, or the evasions of a mind too weak to defend its own vanities. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Not at allI never saw him; but I fancy he is very unlike his brothersilly and a great coxcomb. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- A great coxcomb! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- That you would permit me to explain something to you, and promise not to call me a conceited coxcomb. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Is that fair, or rather are not you a terrible coxcomb, master Argyle? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Editor: Wilma