English Explanatory Dictionary

flaunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
  2. To parade, display with ostentation.
  3. To show off, as with flashy clothing.
noun
  1. Anything displayed for show.
verb
  1. To flout.

Pronunciation

/flɔːnt/ /flɔnt/ /flɑnt/ en-us-flaunt.ogg en-au-flaunt.ogg

Word forms

flaunt flaunts flaunting flaunted flant

Etymology

Of North Germanic origin. Perhaps related to Norwegian flanta (“to show off, wander about”), Icelandic flana (“to rush about, act rashly or heedlessly”) and then also to French flâner (“to wander around, loiter”). Alternatively, it could be related to Swedish flankt (“loosely, flutteringly”) (compare English flaunt-a-flaunt), from flanka (“waver, hang and wave about, ramble”), a nasalised variant of flakka (“to waver”), related to Middle English flacken (“to move to and fro, flutter, palpitate”). See flack.

Synonyms

vaunt ostentate preen swagger aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flamboast flaunt flex floss fluff one's feathers gallery high-side let one's nuts hang ostent showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff stunt swag it out swank three-sheet venditate yaya

Derived words

aflaunt flaunter flaunty if you've got it, flaunt it unflaunted
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