panoply
Impressive full collection
Panoply originally meant a complete suit of armor, and the word retains that sense of impressive completeness.
A panoply is a splendid or striking array: the full panoply of military honors, a panoply of autumn colors.
The word suggests not just abundance but ceremonial display—things assembled for effect.
Protective head covering
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- greavesFried fat residue
hauberk · chainmail · pauldron · vambrace · sabaton · gorget · shield · plate
Public display of items
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- spectacleVisually striking event
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
demonstration · arrangement · unveiling · manifestation · exhibition · splendor · magnificence · grandeur
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
regalia · liturgy · ordination · convocation · pageant · celebration · tradition · observance
Mixed collection of things
- collectionGathered set of items
- rangeExtent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- diversityState of varied elements
multiplicity · aggregation · compilation · medley · mosaic · variety · cornucopia · ensemble
helmet
Protective head covering
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
greaves · hauberk · chainmail · pauldron · vambrace · sabaton · gorget · shield · plate · mail
exhibition
Public display of items
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- spectacleVisually striking event
pageantry · demonstration · arrangement · unveiling · manifestation · exhibition · splendor · magnificence · grandeur · opulence
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- processionFormal moving line
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
investiture · regalia · liturgy · ordination · convocation · pageant · celebration · tradition · observance · consecration
assortment
Mixed collection of things
- collectionGathered set of items
- rangeExtent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
diversity · multiplicity · aggregation · compilation · medley · mosaic · variety · cornucopia · ensemble · heterogeneity
- armorbody armor, plate armor, chainmail, chain mail, breastplate
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, battle
- Hoplite Geargreaves, dory, cuirass, thorax, breastplate
- hoplite warfarephalanx, dory, greaves, cuirass, bronze armor
panoplyscarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
dearth · paucity · shortage · lack · deficiency
panoplyconcealment
Act of hiding something
hiding · cover · obscurity · secrecy · hiddenness
panoplyordinariness
State of being unremarkable
plainness · drabness · simplicity · dreariness · blandness