flaunt
pronunciation
How to pronounce flaunt in British English:
UK [flɔ:nt]
How to pronounce flaunt in American English:
US [flɔnt]
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- Noun:
- the act of displaying something ostentatiously
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- Verb:
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Word Origin
- flaunt (v.)
- 1560s, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin. Perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. Perhaps from Scandinavian, where the nearest form seems to be Swedish dialectal flankt "loosely, flutteringly," from flakka "to waver" (related to flag (v.1)). It looks French, but it corresponds to no known French word. Transitive sense, "flourish (something), show off, make an ostentatious or brazen display of" is from 1827. Related: Flaunted; flaunting; Flauntingly.
- flaunt (n.)
- 1620s, "act or habit of flaunting," from flaunt (v.).
Example
- 1. How does a person flaunt their sexuality ?
- 2. None of them flaunt their sexuality .
- 3. I also believe those who flaunt their nudity are inconsiderate and selfish .
- 4. Politicians flaunt pickups as proof that they are regular folk .
- 5. Neither russia nor china is happy to see mr kim flaunt his bombs .