Bragard

Part of speech: adjective, noun

Definitions

1. Smartly or showily dressed and bold in appearance ; a boastful, swaggering person who likes to show off
2. Gallantly splendid in dress or manner ; one who vaunts themselves and swaggers to attract notice
3. Flamboyantly attired and conspicuous in bearing ; a vainglorious show-off who boasts loudly and struts about

Etymology: "Bragard" entered English in the late 1300s, borrowed from Old French "bragard," meaning showy or gaudy, from "braguer," to show off or make a fine display. Its ultimate source is thought to be the Old French "braie," a word for a kind of cloth or garment, though the exact link between the cloth and the boasting sense is uncertain. The word has been used both as an adjective for someone splendidly dressed and as a noun for a showy person, especially a swaggering dandy. Its root sense of parading one's finery survives in its close relative "brave," which in Old French once carried the same idea of showy display before shifting toward courage.

Synonyms: boastful, braggart

Antonyms: modest, humble