🎩foppery

noun
/ˈfɒpəri/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

His obsession with fashion was dismissed as mere foppery.

Synonyms

vanity, pretension, affectation, ostentation, showiness

Antonyms

modesty, simplicity, humility

Collocations

mere foppery, empty foppery, vain foppery

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