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- Dictionarypageant/ˈpadʒ(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene: "they brought the history books to life at the town's pageant"
- 2. a beauty contest. North American
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a show, usually performed outside, that consists of people wearing traditional clothing and acting out historical events: Our youngest son is taking part in the school pageant. any colourful and impressive show or ceremony. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Competitions, & parts of competitions. bathing beauty. battle of wits idiom.
pageant. noun. pag· eant ˈpa-jənt. Synonyms of pageant. 1. a. : a mere show : pretense. b. : an ostentatious display. 2. : show, exhibition. especially : an elaborate colorful exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession usually with floats. 3. : pageantry sense 1.
an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats. a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like forming part of public or social festivities.
A pageant is a colourful public procession, show, or ceremony. Pageants are usually held out of doors and often celebrate events or people from history.
1. an elaborate costumed procession or parade, often with floats, forming part of public or social festivities. 2. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like. 3. something comparable to such a spectacle or procession in its variety or grandeur: the pageant of Renaissance history.
A pageant is an elaborate show or parade that usually depicts a historical or religious event, although these days more people know them as Miss America-type beauty contests. Pageants aren't just for beauty queens — any richly decorated spectacle or ceremony could be considered a pageant.
Definition of pageant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the word pageant is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pageant is from 1403, in Inquisition Miscellany . pageant is of multiple origins.
PAGEANT meaning: 1 : beauty contest; 2 : a play or performance made of scenes from a historical event or a legend sometimes used figuratively.
Pageant definition: An elaborate public dramatic presentation that usually depicts a historical or traditional event.
