peacockery
Ostentatious self-display
Peacockery is vain, ostentatious display—the behavior of someone showing off like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
The word suggests self-admiration that others find excessive or ridiculous: His peacockery at the awards ceremony embarrassed everyone.
It applies especially to flamboyant dress, boastful speech, or attention-seeking behavior.
Grooming with vanity
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- selfiePhoto of oneself
conceit · ego · self-love · self-obsession · self-regard · self-absorbed · self-importance · smugness
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- displayPresentation for viewing
- spectacleVisually striking event
- paradeCeremonial public procession
ceremony · grandeur · theatricality · panache · flaunting · showmanship · exhibitionism · pretension
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- self-promotionPublicizing one's own merits
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
bravado · showing-off · cockiness · gloating · triumphalism · overconfidence · name-dropping · one-upmanship
Bird's lightweight covering
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- displayPresentation for viewing
- fanningCreating airflow manually
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
courtship · ornamentation · brilliance · vibrancy · dazzle · colorfulness · resplendence · finery
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- excessSurplus beyond need
profligacy · decadence · gilding · embellishment · ornateness · plushness · glitz · gaudiness
preening
Grooming with vanity
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
selfie · conceit · ego · self-love · self-obsession · self-regard · self-absorbed · self-importance · smugness · vainglory
pomp
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- displayPresentation for viewing
- spectacleVisually striking event
parade · ceremony · grandeur · theatricality · panache · flaunting · showmanship · exhibitionism · pretension · affectation
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- self-promotionPublicizing one's own merits
bluster · bravado · showing-off · cockiness · gloating · triumphalism · overconfidence · name-dropping · one-upmanship · chest-puffing
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- displayPresentation for viewing
- fanningCreating airflow manually
strutting · courtship · ornamentation · brilliance · vibrancy · dazzle · colorfulness · resplendence · finery · regalia
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
excess · profligacy · decadence · gilding · embellishment · ornateness · plushness · glitz · gaudiness · elaborateness
peacockerymodesty
Absence of vanity
humility · understatement · plainness · simplicity · unpretentiousness
peacockeryhumility
Freedom from arrogance
self-deprecation · meekness · diffidence · bashfulness · sheepishness
peacockerygenuineness
Quality of being real
authenticity · naturalness · artlessness · sincerity · unpretentiousness
peacock, peacocks, peahen, peafowl, peacocky, peacockish, peahens