pageantry

  • 11pageantry — noun (U) impressive ceremonies or events, involving many people wearing special clothes: the pageantry of a military ceremony …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12pageantry — noun the pageantry of Diana s wedding Syn: spectacle, display, ceremony, magnificence, pomp, splendor, grandeur, show; informal razzle dazzle, razzmatazz …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 13pageantry — /ˈpædʒəntri/ (say pajuhntree) noun (plural pageantries) 1. spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of war. 2. mere show; empty display. 3. Obsolete pageants collectively …

  • 14pageantry — noun Date: 1608 1. pageants and the presentation of pageants 2. colorful, rich, or splendid display ; spectacle 3. mere show ; empty display …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15pageantry — Synonyms and related words: blazon, bravura, brilliancy, ceremony, cosmorama, cyclorama, daring, dash, demonstration, diorama, display, dramatics, eclat, etalage, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, exposition, extravagance, false front,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 16pageantry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pomp, show, spectacle; see display 2 , parade 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. exhibition, parade, spectacle, show, extravaganza, display, procession, gala, grandeur, splendor, festivity, glitter, ostentation, pomp …

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  • 17pageantry — pag|eant|ry [ pædʒəntri ] noun uncount the traditional features of formal ceremonies, for example special clothes, music, and decorations …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18pageantry — pag·eant·ry || pædÊ’É™ntrɪ n. pageants; rich and showy display …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 19pageantry — noun elaborate display or ceremony …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 20pageantry — n. Show, display, parade, pomp, state, splendor, magnificence, flourish, showing off …

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