pageantry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpædʒəntri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpædʒəntri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(paj′ən trē)

Inflections of 'pageantry' (n): npl: pageantries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pag•eant•ry /ˈpædʒəntri/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. spectacular display;
    a show of grandness and splendor:the pageantry of the Olympics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pag•eant•ry  (paj′ən trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. spectacular display;
    pomp: the pageantry of a coronation.
  2. mere show;
    empty display.
  3. pageants collectively;
    pageants and the performance of pageants.
  • pageant + -ry 1600–10
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spectacle, ceremony, show.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pageantry / ˈpædʒəntrɪ/ ( -ries)
  1. spectacular display or ceremony
  2. pageants collectively
'pageantry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bright - circus - gymkhana - pageant - romance - scarlet woman - vain

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