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flaunt
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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.

[Origin unknown.]

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.

flaunt
Verb
to display (oneself or one's possessions) arrogantly: flaunting his new car [origin unknown]
USAGE: Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flaunt - the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"
display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
Verb1.flaunt - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
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

flaunt
verb show off, display, boast, parade, exhibit, flourish, brandish, vaunt, make a (great) show of, sport (informal) disport, make an exhibition of, flash about
USAGE Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law.
Translations
flaunt [flɔːnt] vtostentar, lucir

flaunt [flɔːnt] vtfaire étalage de

flaunt [flɔːnt] vtzur Schau stellen, protzen mit

flaunt [flɔːnt] vtfare mostra di

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 pöyhkeillä jollakin 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 耀,耀


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Obviously, Bergant cannot carry on in this vein indefinitely because it's pretty obvious that the law keepers are not always rewarded in this life and the law flaunters aren't always punished.
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