luridness

noun

Definition of luridnessnext
as in flamboyance

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  1. flamboyance
  2. glitz
  3. ostentation
  4. pomp
  5. spectacle
  6. pageantry
  7. fanfare
  8. swank
Noun
  • Todd Phillips, a one-time purveyor of boys-will-be-boys frat comedies, can’t seem to embrace the flamboyance of the genre.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The performance opened dramatically as Trevi and Becerra stormed the stage exuding confidence and charisma, reminiscent of ABBA’s disco-era flamboyance but with a modern twist.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of flamboyance
Noun
  • Natalia Bryant fully brought the glitz and glam to Halloween 2024.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Ramping up the glitz and glamour from last year’s launch shindig, The Hollywood Reporter Japan turned on the style once more for its Trailblazer Award Gala Party, held Wednesday night at The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo’s Ginza district.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of glitz
Noun
  • As the country continues to grapple with high youth unemployment and troubles in its real estate market, some Chinese shoppers are turning away from ostentation amid the economic uncertainty.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 July 2024
  • Though it may be overstated, ostentation is part of what makes the genre a culturally distinct global phenomenon.
    Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
Definition of ostentation
Noun
  • The neo-Georgian mansions of Bel Air or the old-school pomp and glamor of Hollywood Regency?
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Underneath its papal pomp and regal bearing, this thing is pulp through and through.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of pomp
Noun
  • Spanning three consecutive nights from November 1 to November 3, the concerts drew music lovers and Swifties to witness a spectacle in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The finale was a significant step up from the end of WandaVision, for that matter, sticking with character work over spectacle.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of spectacle
Noun
  • The route of embalming, viewing, coffin, and burial, at this stage in history, can seem a bit too Egyptian pharaoh—comically false, a parade of pageantry and expense that only goes so far to mitigate the pain of loss.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.
    Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of pageantry
Noun
  • The hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of his birth, on October 20th, passed with little fanfare.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of fanfare
Noun
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Sitting above the huge Marquis of Pombal Square at the top of swank and leafy Liberdade Avenue, and overlooking the stately 64-acre Eduardo VII Park as well, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon is an icon as the city’s first prominent Modernist structure.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of swank
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