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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F0173800 (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.

flaunt

(flɔːnt) vb1. to display (possessions, oneself, etc) ostentatiously; show off2. to wave or cause to wave freely; flutternthe act of flaunting[C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dialect flanta to wander about] ˈflaunter n ˈflauntingly advUsage: Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law

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(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.

flout, flaunt - Flout means "defy, ignore" and flaunt means "show off."See also related terms for ignore.

flaunt

Past participle: flaunted
Gerund: flaunting

Imperative
flaunt
flaunt

Present
I flaunt
you flaunt
he/she/it flaunts
we flaunt
you flaunt
they flaunt

Preterite
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
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

Thesaurus

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"ostentate, show off, swank, flashdisplay, 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

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 wealthUsage: Flaunt is sometimes wrongly used where flout is meant: they must be prevented from flouting (not flaunting) the law.

flaunt

verbTo make a public and usually ostentatious show of:brandish, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, parade, show (off), sport.

Translations

夸耀炫耀

flaunt

(floːnt) verb to show off in order to attract attention to oneself. She flaunted her expensive clothes. 夸耀，炫耀

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Synonyms for flaunt

verb show off

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Synonyms for flaunt

verb to make a public and usually ostentatious show of

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Synonyms for flaunt

noun the act of displaying something ostentatiously

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verb display proudly

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