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Pomp

A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Elegance 76% connected

Alt. of Elegancy

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Pompous 74% connected

Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.

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Pompous 74% connected

Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.

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Eclat 92% connected

Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.

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Gaudery 92% connected

Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Baldachin noun · 78% connection

A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Banner noun · 78% connection

A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in som…

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Bannerol noun · 78% connection

A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Boastless adjective · 78% connection

Without boasting or ostentation.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Bravery noun · 78% connection

Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Brighten adjective · 78% connection

To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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By adverb · 78% connection

Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Cavalcade noun · 78% connection

A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Cortege noun · 78% connection

A train of attendants; a procession.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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End noun · 78% connection

Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequenc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Exequy noun · 78% connection

A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Fanfaronade noun · 78% connection

A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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Figure noun · 78% connection

Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: procession, distinguished, ostentation, splendor, pageant.
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