flaunt (redirected from flaunted)

flaunt  (flônt)

v. flaunt·ed, flaunt·ing, flaunts

v.tr.

1. To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly: flaunts his knowledge. See Synonyms at show.

2. Usage Problem To show contempt for; scorn.

v.intr.

1. To parade oneself ostentatiously; show oneself off.

2. To wave grandly: pennants flaunting in the wind.

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flaunter n.

flaunting·ly adv.

Usage Note: Flaunt as a transitive verb means "to exhibit ostentatiously": She flaunted her wealth. To flout is "to show contempt for": She flouted the proprieties. For some time now flaunt has been used in the sense "to show contempt for," even by educated users of English. This usage is still widely seen as erroneous and is best avoided.

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flaunt [flɔːnt]

vb

1. to display (possessions, oneself, etc.) ostentatiously; show off

2. to wave or cause to wave freely; flutter

n

the act of flaunting

[perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect flanta to wander about]

flaunter  n

flauntingly  adv

Usage: Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law

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flout, flaunt - Flout means "defy, ignore" and flaunt means "show off."

See also related terms for ignore.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flaunt - the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt" display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
Verb	1.	flaunt - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" ostentate, show off, swank, flash display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" flex - exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" splurge - be showy or ostentatious

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flaunt

verb show off, display, boast, parade, exhibit, flourish, brandish, vaunt, showboat, make a (great) show of, sport (informal), disport, make an exhibition of, flash about openly flaunting their wealth

Usage: Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law.

Translations

flaunt [flɔːnt] VT (pej) [+ wealth, knowledge] → alardear de, hacer alarde de
to flaunt o.s → pavonearse

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flaunt [ˈflɔːnt] vt → faire étalage de

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flaunt

vt wealth, knowledge → zur Schau stellen, protzen mit; she flaunted her body in front of him → sie stellte ihren Körper vor ihm zur Schau; he flaunted his freedom before her → er prahlte vor ihr mit seiner Freiheit; to flaunt oneself → sich groß in Szene setzen

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flaunt [flɔːnt] vt (pej) → sfoggiare, ostentare

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flaunt

v flaunt [floːnt]

to show off in order to attract attention to oneself She flaunted her expensive clothes. vertoon; pronk يَتَباهى، يـظاهرُ متفاخِرا парадирам (с) chlubit se (čím), okázale předvádět prale af; skilte med prunken επιδεικνύω ostentar, hacer alarde de (millegagi) uhkeldama به رخ کشیدن pröystäillä faire étalage de לְהָראוֹת בְּגַאֲווָה दिखावा razmetati se, šepiriti se fitogtat memamerkan flagga; sÿna sig ostentare 見せびらかす 과시하다 puikuotis dižoties; plātīties menunjuk-nunjuk pronken met sprade, spankulere, vifte med paradować w, obnosić się z exibir a etala щеголять pýšiť sa napihovati se razmetati se briljera (stoltsera) med โอ้อวด gösteriş yapmak 誇耀, 炫耀 виставляти напоказ, хизуватися خودنمائی کرنا sự khoe khoang; sự phô trương 夸耀,炫耀