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pageantry

pag·eant·ry
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [paj-uh n-tree]
    • /ˈpædʒ ən tri/
    • /ˈpædʒ.ən.tri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [paj-uh n-tree]
    • /ˈpædʒ ən tri/

Definitions of pageantry word

  • noun plural pageantry spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of a coronation. 1
  • noun plural pageantry mere show; empty display. 1
  • noun plural pageantry pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants. 1
  • noun pageantry elaborate display or procession 1
  • uncountable noun pageantry People use pageantry to refer to the colourful and formal things that are done for special official or royal occasions, for example the wearing of special clothes and the playing of special music. 0
  • noun pageantry spectacular display or ceremony 0

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Origin of pageantry

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; pageant + -ry

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Parts of speech for Pageantry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pageantry popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pageantry usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pageantry

noun pageantry

  • flamboyance — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
  • garishness — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
  • gaudiness — brilliantly or excessively showy: gaudy plumage.
  • glister — to glisten; glitter.
  • glitter — to reflect light with a brilliant, sparkling luster; sparkle with reflected light.

Antonyms for pageantry

noun pageantry

  • ordinariness — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.

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