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Flaunt vs Strut - What's the difference?

flaunt | strut |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between flaunt and strut

is that flaunt is (obsolete) to wave or flutter smartly in the wind while strut is (obsolete) to cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.

In lang=en terms the difference between flaunt and strut

is that flaunt is to parade, display with ostentation while strut is to protrude; cause to bulge.

As verbs the difference between flaunt and strut

is that flaunt is (obsolete) to wave or flutter smartly in the wind while strut is to swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out or strut can be (construction) to brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.

As a noun strut is

a proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking or strut can be a support rod.

As an adjective strut is

(archaic) swelling out; protuberant; bulging.

flaunt

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
  • To parade, display with ostentation.
  • She's always flaunting her designer clothes.
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
  • * Arbuthnot
  • You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
  • * 1856 , ,
  • [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted— narrow-skirted.
  • * 1897 , ,
  • … and Mrs. Wix seemed to flaunt there in her finery.

    Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with flout.

    strut

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , now in Alemannic)

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (dialectal)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
  • * Dryden
  • The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.
  • (originally said of fowl) To stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
  • To walk proudly or haughtily.
  • He strutted about the yard, thinking himself master of all he surveyed.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Does he not hold up his head, and strut in his gait?
  • (obsolete) To cause to swell; enlarge; give more importance to.
  • To protrude; cause to bulge.
  • Synonyms
    * (To walk proudly or haughtily) swagger
    Derived terms
    * bestrut * strut one's stuff

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (m), . See above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A proud step or walk, with the head erect; affected dignity in walking.
  • Etymology 3

    From a contraction of strutted.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Swelling out; protuberant; bulging.
  • Etymology 4

    Origin obscure, but apparently related to (m) above. Cognate with (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A support rod.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (construction) To brace or support by a strut ot struts; hold in place or strengthen by an upright, diagonal, or transverse support.
  • Anagrams

    * (l), (l) ----