peacocky
Strutting with pride
Peacocky describes showy, vain behavior that draws attention to oneself—like a peacock displaying its tail feathers.
The word suggests excessive pride in appearance or accomplishments: His peacocky strut through the office annoyed everyone.
Often carries a hint of absurdity or disapproval.
Excessively eye-catching
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- garishTastelessly showy
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
extravagant · theatrical · glitzy · loud · spectacular · ornate · over-the-top · splashy
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
self-absorbed · pompous · smug · boastful · prideful · vainglorious · self-important · arrogant
Ostentatiously self-assured manner
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- prancingShowy high-stepping movement
- sashayingWalking in showy manner
- posingAssuming an attitude
displaying · showing-off · flaunting · grandstanding · exhibiting · promenading · posturing · preening
Gleaming with wavering light
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
gleaming · opalescent · prismatic · multicolored · blue-green · resplendent · dazzling · radiant
showy
Excessively eye-catching
ostentatious · extravagant · theatrical · glitzy · loud · spectacular · ornate · over-the-top · splashy · swanky
preening
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- self-admiringFond of oneself
egotistical · self-absorbed · pompous · smug · boastful · prideful · vainglorious · self-important · arrogant · haughty
swaggering
Ostentatiously self-assured manner
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- prancingShowy high-stepping movement
- sashayingWalking in showy manner
posing · displaying · showing-off · flaunting · grandstanding · exhibiting · promenading · posturing · preening
shimmering
Gleaming with wavering light
lustrous · gleaming · opalescent · prismatic · multicolored · blue-green · resplendent · dazzling · radiant · glistening
peacockyunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
modest · unassuming · plain · subdued · low-key
peacockyhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unassuming · unpretentious · self-effacing · meek
- proud as a peacockExcessively vain and showy
- peacock feathersOrnamental bird display plumage
- as proud as a peacockOstentatiously self-satisfied
- peacock tailMale peafowl's plumage
- peacock blueDeep greenish-blue shade
- peacock strutting