Flaunt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of displaying something ostentatiously

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɔːnt/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɔːnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɔːnt/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɔːnt/.

Examples

his behavior was an outrageous flaunt
he showed off his new sports car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flash show off swank ostentate

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of displaying something ostentatiously “his behavior was an outrageous flaunt”
verb	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously “he showed off his new sports car”

Word Forms

flaunty	adjective	inclined to flaunt
flaunt	verb	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
flaunt	noun	the act of displaying something ostentatiously
show-off	noun	someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
ostentation	noun	a gaudy outward display

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zur Schau stellen

der Akt, etwas demonstrativ zur Schau zu stellen

🇫🇷French

faire étalage

le fait d'afficher quelque chose avec ostentation

🇪🇸Spanish

lucir

el acto de mostrar algo ostentosamente

🇮🇹Italian

ostentare

l'atto di mostrare qualcosa ostentatamente

🇳🇱Dutch

pronken

de handeling van het opzichtig tentoonstellen van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

ostentar

o ato de exibir algo ostensivamente

🇷🇺Russian

выставлять напоказ

демонстрация чего-либо напоказ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इठलाना

किसी चीज़ को दिखावटी ढंग से प्रदर्शित करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

ঠাট্টা

আড়ম্বরপূর্ণভাবে কিছু প্রদর্শনের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

பறைசாற்றுதல்

எதையாவது ஆடம்பரமாகக் காண்பிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆడంబరం

ఏదో ఆడంబరంగా ప్రదర్శించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

दिखाऊपणा

काहीतरी दिखाऊपणे प्रदर्शित करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બડબડાટ

દેખીતી રીતે કંઈક પ્રદર્શિત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಆಡಂಬರದಿಂದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊട്ടിഘോഷിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആഡംബരത്തോടെ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਦਿਖਾਵੇ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

دکھاوا

ظاہری طور پر کسی چیز کو ظاہر کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标榜

炫耀地展示某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

見せびらかす

何かをこれ見よがしに展示する行為

🇰🇷Korean

과시하다

뭔가를 과시적으로 표시하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phô trương

hành động hiển thị một cái gì đó một cách phô trương

🇹🇭Thai

โบก

การแสดงสิ่งใดอย่างโอ้อวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

memamerkan

tindakan menampilkan sesuatu secara mencolok

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagmalaki

ang kilos ng pagpapakita ng isang bagay na hayagang

🇲🇾Malay

berlagak

perbuatan mempamerkan sesuatu secara megah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تماوج

فعل عرض شيء ما بشكل متفاخر

🇮🇷Persian

به رخ کشیدن

عمل نمایش خودنمایی چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

gösteriş yapmak

bir şeyi gösterişli bir şekilde sergileme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְהַדֵר

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The primary meaning of 'flaunt' is 'the act of displaying something ostentatiously'.

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Using 'flaunt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flaunt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flaunt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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