pageantry

[paj-uhn-tree]

noun

plural

pageantries 

1. spectacular display; pomp.

   the pageantry of a coronation.

   Synonyms: show, ceremony, spectacle

2. mere show; empty display.

3. pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants.

pageantry

/ ˈpædʒəntrɪ /

noun

1. spectacular display or ceremony

2. archaic,  pageants collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of pageantry¹

First recorded in 1600–10; pageant + -ry

Example Sentences

I’m thankful for the tailgates, the touchdowns and all the pageantry that comes with it.

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The world is not cutting emissions fast enough to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and no amount of pomp and pageantry at COP30 will be able to sugarcoat that uncomfortable reality.

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Missing were all the pomp and the pageantry.

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“It has way more pageantry than it needs.”

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The glamour and pageantry on show since he arrived at his first stop in Malaysia just five days ago was also absent.

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Related Words

• grandeur 
• magnificence 
• pageant 
• pomp 
• spectacle 
• splendor