Definition of pageanting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

showy display

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displaying in a showy manner

Rare

Her pageanting outfit caught everyone's attention at the event.

ostentatious

showy

events

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related to or resembling a pageant

Rare

The costumes were very pageanting in their design.

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Origin of pageanting

Latin, pagina (page) + -ant (suffix)

Examples of pageanting in a sentence

The pageanting display was over the top.
The event had a pageanting atmosphere.
Her dress was quite pageanting.

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French:voyant, festif, ...
German:auffällig, pompös, ...
Italian:vistoso, sfarzoso, ...
Spanish:ostentoso, relacionado con desfile, ...
Portuguese:vistoso, teatral, ...
Chinese:炫耀的, 与游行有关, ...
Japanese:派手な, 華やかな, ...
Arabic:استعراضي, احتفالي, ...
Hebrew:רַאַוְתָנִי, קָשׁוּר לְתַהֲלוּכָה, ...
Russian:яркий, пышный, ...
Ukrainian:показний, парадний, ...
Hindi:दिखावटी, परेड जैसा, ...
Bengali:আড়ম্বরপূর্ণভাবে প্রদর্শন করা, পেজেন্টের মতো, ...
Catalan:ostentós, pompos, ...
Czech:okázalý, slavnostní, ...
Danish:prangende, festlig, ...
Dutch:opzichtig, theatraal, ...
Greek:επιδεικτικός, παραστατικός, ...
Hungarian:hivalkodó, ünnepélyes, ...
Khmer:លេចធ្លោ, ដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹង ឬមានលក្ខណៈដូចពិធីដង្ហែក្បួន, ...
Korean:화려한, 장식적인, ...
Persian:خودنمایانه, نمایشی, ...
Polish:efektowny, przypominający widowisko, ...
Portuguese (BR):ostentoso, pomposo, ...
Romanian:ostentativ, asemănător cu un spectacol, ...
Swedish:prålig, liknar en festlighet, ...
Thai:โดดเด่น, เหมือนการแสดง, ...
Turkish:gösterişli, gösteri gibi, ...
Vietnamese:trưng bày một cách phô trương, giống như cuộc diễu hành, ...

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Definition of pageanting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of pageanting

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