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pageantry

pageantry

12 6.9
A colorful, formal public show with costumes and processions
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪdʒəntri/
translation icon : pompa
  • We were captivated by the elaborate pageantry during the royal wedding ceremony.
  • campus pageantry
  • beauty pageantry
  • carnival pageantry

OK, So obviously the pageantry stuff is amazing.

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Examples

  • Each of the four triumphal processions was a masterpiece of pageantry, complete with floats and painted dioramas of scenes from the campaigns.

  • When the Greater Dane arrives, we must welcome her with dignified pageantry.

    Good Boy! (2003)

  • OK, So obviously the pageantry stuff is amazing.

    Ryan Pineda

  • Welcome to the wonderful world of pageantry.

    Dangerous Curves (1988)

  • It's really great time, the music, the crowd, and this, the sheer pageantry of the whole thing.

  • I've always loved the pageantry of the church.

    Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein (1999)

  • And I shall take you some place where you'll see all the pageantry.

    Royal Wedding (1951)

  • The formal pageantry of the king's visit was not coincidental.

    Academic text (2000)

  • And so, now we are honored to bring you the wonder, pageantry, and spectacle of these, the 20th World Wintersport Games.

    Blades of Glory (2007)

  • The pageantry you are witnessing shows the importance of Tae Kwon Do to Korean heritage.

    Best of the Best (1989)

Synonyms

ceremony
vspageantry
901 2.5

A formal event that follows traditional rules for a special occasion

is more colorful and display oriented with costumes and performances
festival
vspageantry
178 1.0

An event with many shows like music or theatre

is more centered on colorful processions, costumes, and staged spectacle
pageant
vspageantry
146 6.3

A public show with costumes and performances that celebrates a theme or history

is the broader term for such colorful ceremonial displays
pomp
vspageantry
  • Formal
21 7.6

A grand, showy display meant to impress people

is less about impressing and more about costumes and public procession
fanfare
vspageantry
17 5.1

A showy display meant to attract attention

is more about formal colorful rituals than mere attention getting
flamboyance
vspageantry
4 7.7

A very bright and fancy style that attracts attention in dress or manner

is applied to whole colorful events and public displays rather than mere style
grand affair
vspageantry
1 4.4

A large important event with ceremony and celebration

is more specifically a colorful display with processions and costuming
showiness
vspageantry
1 6.5

A style that is very bright or richly decorated to attract attention

is used for events specifically featuring colorful rituals, processions, and performances
showy performance
vspageantry
5.4

A performance that tries to get attention by being loud or dramatic

is broader, covering full colorful events rather than one loud act
ornateness
vspageantry
7.7

A thing or style with many decorative details

is applied to lively public ceremonies with costumes and moving displays

How Elaborate

extravaganza
37 7.5
spectacle
68 4.2
pageantry
12 6.9
ceremony
901 2.5
display
168 1.6

Surface Forms

pageantry singular
pageantries plural

Morphology

pageantry = pageant (transparent) = pageant + ry

Formed from 'pageant' + '-ry' to denote the display or spectacle associated with pageants; the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Pageantry comes from pageant, an old word for a public 'show' or 'play', and that word is linked to page (like a book 'page') because early performances were like separate 'pages' or scenes of a story. That's why pageantry means a bright, elaborate public display with costumes and processions.