Coxcombry
21sharpness — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, abruptness, absolute zero, acerbity, acidity, acidness, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, acuity, acuteness, adroitness, aggressiveness, agility, alacrity, alertness, algidity, animality,… …
22affectation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Artificiality of manner Nouns 1. (affected quality) affectation, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity, histrionics, ostentation; charlatanism, quackery (See deception); pretense, gloss, veneer,… …
23foppery — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coxcombry, showiness, dandyism; see ostentation 1 , vanity 1 …
24Affectation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affectation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affectation affectation Sgm: N 1 affectedness affectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 acting a part acting a part &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense &c.(falsehood) 544 …
25coxcomb — [ kɒkskəʊm] noun 1》 archaic a vain and conceited man; a dandy. 2》 variant spelling of cockscomb (in sense 2). Derivatives coxcombry kəmri noun Origin C16: var. of cockscomb …
26foppery — n. Coxcombry, dandyism, foppishness, vanity in dress …
27foppishness — n. Coxcombry, foppery, dandyism, vanity in dress …
28priggery — n. Pertness, conceit, coxcombry, priggism …
29affectation — n 1. pretension, pretentiousness, af fectedness, unnaturalness, studiedness, artificial manner; simulation, make believe, artificiality, insincerity; posing, posturing, peacockery; foppery, dandyism, coxcombry. 2. pretense, show, false show, mere …
30barbarity — n 1. cruelty, viciousness, ruthlessness; ferocity, fierceness, savagery, ferity, truculence, fellness; brutality, brutishness, barbarism, inhumanity; pitilessness, mercilessness, heartlessness, unkindness, hard heartedness; relentlessness,… …
