flaunt
to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
to wave conspicuously in the air.
to parade or display ostentatiously: to flaunt one's wealth.
to ignore or treat with disdain: He was expelled for flaunting military regulations.
the act of flaunting.
Obsolete. something flaunted.
Origin of flaunt
1confusables note For flaunt
Other words for flaunt
3 | flourish, exhibit, show off; vaunt |
Other words from flaunt
- flaunter, noun
- flaunt·ing·ly, adverb
- un·flaunt·ed, adjective
- un·flaunt·ing, adjective
- un·flaunt·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with flaunt
- flaunt , flout (see confusables note at the current entry)
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How to use flaunt in a sentence
In the meantime, the U.S. named El Chino a drug kingpin and moved to seize the very wealth he flaunted in his online photos.
Is Mexico's Kim Kardashian-Lookalike Assassin for Real? | Michael Daly | June 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThose with abs flaunted them as Aladdin and Jasmine from the Disney film released that year.
The Most Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Years: 1985-2013 | Kevin Fallon | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFassbender explained that onscreen assets are never flaunted without merit.
Prescott flaunted the perks of office, being dubbed “Two Jags Prescott” because he owned two Jaguar luxury sedans.
Natalie Portman won (again) for best actress, Mila Kunis stunned in Alexander McQueen, and Sofia Vergara flaunted her curves.
Foreseeing refusal, it flaunted warlike preparations to crush the union under the iron heel.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanThe boy could not go upon the streets of the city without having this monstrous fact flaunted in his face in a thousand forms.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairWhereupon he took two five-dollar bills from a sizeable roll and flaunted them conspicuously on the table.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonYour Highness cannot defend me from insult, and I do not choose to be flaunted as a wanton.'
A German Pompadour | Marie HayThe land was filled with cities where the rich flaunted their splendor in palaces, and the poor swarmed in squalid tenements.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for flaunt
/ (flɔːnt) /
to display (possessions, oneself, etc) ostentatiously; show off
to wave or cause to wave freely; flutter
the act of flaunting
Origin of flaunt
1usage For flaunt
Derived forms of flaunt
- flaunter, noun
- flauntingly, adverb
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