| Main Entry: | pedantry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sophistry |
Synonyms: |
bookishness, dogmatism, exactness, meticulousness, pedagogery, precision, pretension |
| Main Entry: | display |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | public showing; spectacle |
Synonyms: |
act, affectation, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame-up, frippery, front, grandstand play, layout, manifestation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, pretentiousness, revelation, sample, scheme, shine, showboat, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, unfolding, vanity |
Antonyms: |
hiding |
| Main Entry: | erudition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | higher education |
Synonyms: |
bookishness, brains, cultivation, culture, enlightenment, intellectuality, knowledge, learnedness, learning, letters, literacy, lore, pedantry, refinement, savvy, scholarliness, scholarship, science, studiousness |
Antonyms: |
ignorance |
| Main Entry: | panoply |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | display |
Synonyms: |
act, affectation, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame-up, frippery, front, grandstand play, layout, manifestation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, pretentiousness, revelation, sample, scheme, shine*, show, showboat, spectacle, splash*, splendor, splurge, spread, unfolding, vanity |