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Definition of Flaunt
1. Noun. The act of displaying something ostentatiously. "His behavior was an outrageous flaunt"
2. Verb. Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously. "He showed off his new sports car"
Generic synonyms: Display, Exhibit, Expose
Specialized synonyms: Flex, Splurge
Derivative terms: Ostentation, Ostentation, Show-off
Definition of Flaunt
1. v. i. To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show.
2. v. t. To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of.
3. n. Anything displayed for show.
Definition of Flaunt
1. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To parade, display with ostentation. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) (archaic or literary) To show off with flashy clothing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flaunt
1. to exhibit in a gaudy manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Flaunt
1. To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show. "You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot." (Arbuthnot) "One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade." (Pope) Origin: Cf. Dial. G. Flandern to flutter, wave; perh. Akin to E. Flatter, flutter. To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flaunt
Literary usage of Flaunt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1908)
"THE SALCOMBE SEAMAN'S flaunt TO THE PROUD PIRATE A LOFTY ship from Salcombe came,
Blow high, blow low, and so sailed we ; She had golden trucks that shone ..."
2. Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel & Stella: Wherein the Excellence of Sweet by Sir Philip Sidney, Alfred William Pollard (1888)
"... flaunt they in phrases fine, Enam'ling with pied flowers their thoughts of
gold ; Or else let them in statelier glorie shine, Ennobling new-found tropes ..."
3. Piccadilly to Pall Mall: Manners, Morals, and Man by Ralph Nevill, Charles Edward Jerningham (1909)
"... quence assumes insidious forms if no longer daring to flaunt itself abroad.
The dashing demi-mondaines of the old-fashioned type, the ladies who at one ..."
4. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of by Charles de Coster (1918)
"... do you still dare to flaunt yourself before us and to insult us with your
dress of brocade ? Verily it is the blood of the victims and nothing else that ..."
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