Coxcombry

  • 11coxcombry — cox•comb•ry [[t]ˈkɒksˌkoʊm ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) the manners or behavior of a coxcomb 2) a foppish trait • Etymology: 1600–10 …

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  • 12coxcombry — /ˈkɒkskoʊmri/ (say kokskohmree) noun (plural coxcombries) 1. the manners or behaviour of a coxcomb. 2. a foppish trait …

  • 13Vanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity Sgm: N 1 conceit conceit conceitedness Sgm: N 1 self conceit self conceit self complacency self confidence self sufficiency self esteem self love self approba …

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  • 14Fopperies — Foppery Fop per*y, n.; pl. {Fopperies}. [From {Fop}.] 1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly. [1913 Webster] 2. Folly; foolery. [1913 Webster] Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter… …

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  • 15Foppery — Fop per*y, n.; pl. {Fopperies}. [From {Fop}.] 1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly. [1913 Webster] 2. Folly; foolery. [1913 Webster] Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter My sober… …

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  • 16PRIDE — noun affectation, affected manner, affectedness, airs, boastfulness, braggadocio, braggartism, cockiness, condescension, coxcombry, dandyism, egoism, egotism, foppishness, haughtiness, hubris, immodesty, lordliness, narcissism, pomposity,… …

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  • 17chic — Synonyms and related words: braw, classy, clothes conscious, clothes consciousness, cosmopolitan, coxcombry, craze, cry, dandyism, dapper, dashing, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, dressed up, elegance, elegant, en grande tenue, endimanche …

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  • 18conceit — Synonyms and related words: abstract thought, act of thought, affectation, aggressive self confidence, amour propre, aphorism, apothegm, apprehension, arrogance, assume, assumption, assurance, attitude, bee, believe, bluster, boast, boastfulness …

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  • 19elegance — Synonyms and related words: Babylonian splendor, acquired taste, amenities, appreciation of excellence, arabesque, attractiveness, baroque, baroqueness, beauteousness, beautifulness, beauty, beauty unadorned, bloom, breeding, brilliance, charm,… …

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  • 20neatness — Synonyms and related words: Atticism, anality, apple pie order, appropriateness, chasteness, chastity, chic, clarity, classicalism, classicism, clearness, clothes consciousness, comeliness, correctness, coxcombry, dandyism, dignity, directness,… …

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