Flaunt
[flɔːnt] or [flɔnt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of displaying something ostentatiously; 'his behavior was an outrageous flaunt'.
(verb.) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; 'he showed off his new sports car'.
Typist: Stephanie--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show.
(v. t.) To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.
(n.) Anything displayed for show.
Checked by Harlan
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Flutter, make a show, make a parade, cut a dash, be ostentatious.
Editor: Vicky
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Boast, vaunt, flout, flutter, flounce, display, flourish, parade, figure
ANT:Suppress, conceal, retire, re-cede, skulk, hide, shrivel, collapse, furl
Inputed by Amanda
Definition
v.i. to fly or wave in the wind: to move or display ostentatiously: to carry a gaudy or saucy appearance.—n. (Shak.) anything displayed for show.—n. Flaunt′er.—adj. Flaunt′ing.—adv. Flaunt′ingly in a flaunting or showy manner.—adj. Flaunt′y showy.
Typist: Maura
Examples
- And you reward me after years of devotion by giving me your blessing upon my marriage, forsooth, with this flaunting Irish girl! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The park was speckled by tents, whose flaunting colours and gaudy flags, waving in the sunshine, added to the gaiety of the scene. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Many flaunting dolls had to be gaily dressed, before the money was in the dressmaker's pocket to get mourning for Mr Dolls. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In the autumn evenings (when Rebecca was flaunting at Paris, the gayest among the gay conquerors there, and our Amelia, our dear wounded Amelia, ah! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The enemies had their head-quarters in a central and public position on Pine Street, near Fifth--from which the rebel flag was flaunted boldly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- His shirt collars were higher; his face was redder; his shirt-frill flaunted gorgeously out of his variegated waistcoat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Nobody flaunted in faded silk; nobody wore a second-hand best article. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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