💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peacocking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peacock butterflynoun | Aglais io, a red butterfly with distinctive large eyespots, of the family Nymphalidae. |
| inachis ionoun | european butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| preeningnoun | A grooming or posturing. |
| coquetrynoun | Coquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing. |
| self-promotionnoun | The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent. |
| pridenoun | A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc). |
| trinketingnoun | (obsolete) A trinket; a bauble. |
| courtshipnoun | The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage. |
| snazzinessnoun | (informal) Elegance in manner of dress; stylishness; flashiness. |
| airs and gracesnoun | (derogatory) Behaviour adopted to demonstrate (originally) one's good upbringing; or (now) one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour. |
| airsnoun | Affected manners intended to impress others. |
| coquettingnoun | coquetry |
| stylenoun | Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. |
| finerynoun | (countable) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels. |
| serveverb | (personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). |
| seducing | seduction |
| piss-elegancenoun | (slang, vulgar, derogatory) Elegance or sophistication, especially characterised by pretentiousness. |
| dressinessnoun | The characteristic of being dressy. |
| ritznoun | (informal, usually preceded by the) A display of ostentatious elegance. |
| gallantrynoun | chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women. |
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