Pavonine is an adjective meaning of or resembling a peacock, or vain and showy.
Pavonino es un adjetivo que significa de o parecido a un pavo real, o vanidoso y ostentoso.
| Front | pavonine \PAV-uh-nyn\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Of or resembling a peacock. 2. Vain; showy. [Latin pavoninus, from pavo, peacock.] "The artists were attacked for being a narcissistic, pavonine, and self-regarding group." |
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