peacocklike

Proud and colorful

Resembling or characteristic of a peacock—showy, vain, or given to ostentatious display: He strutted around in peacocklike fashion, admiring his own reflection.

The word evokes the bird's famous tail feathers, fanned out for attention.

vain

narcissistic

Obsessed with one's image

strutting · posturing · attention-seeking · exhibitionistic · vainglorious · swaggering · boastful · self-regarding · primping · parading

ostentatious

flamboyant

Strikingly bold in style

garish · theatrical · spectacular · grandiose · over-the-top · ornate · embellished · elaborate · rococo · baroque

colorful

iridescent

Showing shifting spectral colors

kaleidoscopic · multicolored · brilliant · vivid · dazzling · shimmering · lustrous · opalescent · metallic · blue-green

proud

dignified

Composed and respectable

imperial · noble · haughty · imperious · lordly · aloof · superior · commanding · splendid · magnificent

Opposites
display and showiness

peacocklikemodest

Lacking in pretension

plain · understated · drab · subdued · inconspicuous

modesty and humility

peacocklikehumble

Unassuming about oneself

self-effacing · unassuming · meek · modest · shrinking

Family

peacock, peacocks, peahen, peafowl, peacocky, peacockish, peahens

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G