flaunt
flaunt
show off; display ostentatiously: She flaunted the large diamond in her engagement ring.
Not to be confused with:
flout – show contempt for; scoff at: He flouted convention by wearing shorts to the black tie affair.
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flaunt
(flônt)v. flaunt·ed, flaunt·ing, flaunts
v.tr.
1. To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly: flaunts his trendy clothes; flaunts his knowledge about music. See Synonyms at show.
2. Usage Problem To ignore or disregard (a rule, for example) openly or scornfully.
v.intr.
1. To show oneself off or move in an ostentatious way: "A tortoiseshell butterfly flaunted across the window" (Virginia Woolf).
2. To wave grandly: pennants flaunting in the wind.
[Origin unknown.]
flaunt′er n.
flaunt′ing·ly adv.
Usage Note: Flaunt as a transitive verb means "to exhibit ostentatiously": She flaunted her wealth. To flout is "to show contempt for something by disregarding it": Some people at the reception flouted convention by wearing sneakers. For some time now flaunt has been used in the sense "to show contempt for," even by educated users of English. But this usage is still widely seen as erroneous. In our 2009 survey, 73 percent of the Usage Panel rejected it in the sentence This is just another example of an executive flaunting the rules for personal gain.
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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
[C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect flanta to wander about]
ˈflaunter n
ˈflauntingly 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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flaunt
(flɔnt)v.t.
1. to parade or display ostentatiously.
2. to ignore or treat with disdain; flout: expelled for flaunting regulations.
v.i.3. to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
4. to wave conspicuously in the air.
[1560–70; of obscure orig.; compare Norwegian dial. flanta to show off]
flaunt′er, n.
flaunt′ing•ly, adv.
usage: Usage guides object strongly to flaunt in the sense “to ignore or treat with disdain,” advising that the proper word for this meaning is flout. Though this use of flaunt has appeared in the speech and edited writing of well-educated, literate people, many speakers and writers avoid it.
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See also related terms for ignore.
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flaunt
Past participle: flaunted
Gerund: flaunting
| Imperative |
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| flaunt |
| flaunt |
| Present |
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| I flaunt |
| you flaunt |
| he/she/it flaunts |
| we flaunt |
| you flaunt |
| they flaunt |
| Preterite |
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| I flaunted |
| you flaunted |
| he/she/it flaunted |
| we flaunted |
| you flaunted |
| they flaunted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am flaunting |
| you are flaunting |
| he/she/it is flaunting |
| we are flaunting |
| you are flaunting |
| they are flaunting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have flaunted |
| you have flaunted |
| he/she/it has flaunted |
| we have flaunted |
| you have flaunted |
| they have flaunted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was flaunting |
| you were flaunting |
| he/she/it was flaunting |
| we were flaunting |
| you were flaunting |
| they were flaunting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had flaunted |
| you had flaunted |
| he/she/it had flaunted |
| we had flaunted |
| you had flaunted |
| they had flaunted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will flaunt |
| you will flaunt |
| he/she/it will flaunt |
| we will flaunt |
| you will flaunt |
| they will flaunt |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have flaunted |
| you will have flaunted |
| he/she/it will have flaunted |
| we will have flaunted |
| you will have flaunted |
| they will have flaunted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be flaunting |
| you will be flaunting |
| he/she/it will be flaunting |
| we will be flaunting |
| you will be flaunting |
| they will be flaunting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been flaunting |
| you have been flaunting |
| he/she/it has been flaunting |
| we have been flaunting |
| you have been flaunting |
| they have been flaunting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been flaunting |
| you will have been flaunting |
| he/she/it will have been flaunting |
| we will have been flaunting |
| you will have been flaunting |
| they will have been flaunting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been flaunting |
| you had been flaunting |
| he/she/it had been flaunting |
| we had been flaunting |
| you had been flaunting |
| they had been flaunting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would flaunt |
| you would flaunt |
| he/she/it would flaunt |
| we would flaunt |
| you would flaunt |
| they would flaunt |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have flaunted |
| you would have flaunted |
| he/she/it would have flaunted |
| we would have flaunted |
| you would have flaunted |
| they would have flaunted |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| 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" 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.
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flaunt
verbTo make a public and usually ostentatious show of:
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Translations
يَتَباهى، يـظاهرُ متفاخِرا
chlubit seokázale předvádět
skilte med
flagga; sÿna sig
puikuotis
dižotiesplātīties
pýšiť sa
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flaunt
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flaunt
(floːnt) verbto show off in order to attract attention to oneself. She flaunted her expensive clothes.
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