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foppery

noun

/ˈfɒpəri/

Meaning

Foolish or excessive concern with one's appearance or manners; pretentious behavior.

His obsession with fashion was dismissed as mere foppery.

vanity, pretension, affectation, ostentation, showiness

modesty, simplicity, humility

mere foppery, empty foppery, vain foppery

Courage in pain or adversity; mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger,...

An illness, typically a minor one.

A poem of 14 lines using formal rhyme schemes, often about love.

Food or support necessary for sustaining life

a flat, typically round dish used for serving food

The state or quality of being efficient; achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort o...