pageant

pag-eant · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A public entertainment or parade featuring elaborate costumes and displays.

  2. 2.

    A beauty contest.

  3. 3.

    A spectacular procession or display.

Forms

plural: pageants

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    beauty pageant — a competition based on physical appearance and other qualities
  • •
    pageant queen — the winner of a beauty or talent pageant

Related words

See also: ceremony, contest, parade, spectacle
Synonyms: display, parade, show, spectacle

Etymology

From Medieval Latin pagina ("scene of a play"), possibly from Latin pangere ("to fasten, fix").