preener
Vain grooming enthusiast
A preener is someone who grooms themselves with excessive attention, often in a self-admiring way.
The word extends from birds preening their feathers to people fussing over their appearance: He's such a preener—twenty minutes in front of the mirror before leaving the house.
By extension, a preener may be anyone who displays themselves proudly or smugly.
Reflective viewing surface
- primpingFussing over appearance
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- admiringFeeling respect and approval
- posingAssuming an attitude
narcissism · self-admiration · vain · cosmetics · glamour · appearance · fussing · beautifying
Ornate pheasant relative
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- strutProud, showy gait
- displayPresentation for viewing
- showing-offOstentatious display of skill
boastful · smug · conceited · arrogant · haughty · self-satisfied · pompous · vainglorious
Bird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingLimb enabling flight
- rufflingDisrupting a smooth surface
smoothing · oiling · down · quill · molting · bird · avian · roosting
Showing extreme attention to detail
- fussyExcessively particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
dainty · prissy · perfectionist · exacting · precise · careful · scrupulous · neat
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
posing · narcissism · self-admiration · vain · cosmetics · glamour · appearance · fussing · beautifying · prettifying
peacock
Ornate pheasant relative
showing-off · boastful · smug · conceited · arrogant · haughty · self-satisfied · pompous · vainglorious · egotist
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
ruffling · smoothing · oiling · down · quill · molting · bird · avian · roosting · perching
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- fussyExcessively particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
picky · dainty · prissy · perfectionist · exacting · precise · careful · scrupulous · neat · tidy
preenerslob
Habitually untidy person
scruff · ragamuffin · slattern · frump · sloven
preenershrinking violet
Extremely timid person
wallflower · ascetic · plain Jane · introvert · recluse