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.
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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) .
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)
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