PEACOCKERY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word peacockery. (close relations)
Definition of PEACOCKERY
Best Alternative Words for PEACOCKERY
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exhibitionism | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself • the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | ||||||||
flamboyance | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant elaborateness | ||||||||
gaudiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • tasteless showiness • strident color or excessive ornamentation | ||||||||
grandiosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||||
ostentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||||||||
ostentatiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
pretentiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||||
showiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant elaborateness | ||||||||
flaunting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of displaying something ostentatiously verb • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously |