Antonyms for displays
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-spley |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspleɪ |
Definition of displays
Origin :- late 13c., "unfurl" (a banner, etc.), from Old French desploiir (Modern French déployer) "unfold, unfasten, spread out" (of knots, sealed letters, etc.), from Latin displicare "to scatter," from dis- "un-, apart" (see dis-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
- Properly of sails or flags (and unconnected to play); meaning "reveal, exhibit" is late 14c. Related: Displayed; displaying.
- noun public showing; spectacle
- verb show for public viewing, effect
- She produces many parcels and displays their strange contents.
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- A horse that displays any symptoms of kicking, should be held tight in hand.
- Extract from : « The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual » by Anonymous
- Where his pocket is concerned he displays for her no special favouritism.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley
- Taking it in the main, it is admirable, and even lovable, as he displays it.
- Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray
- Wherever the dragon is found, it displays a special partiality for water.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- It is most interesting for the rich remains of architectural beauty which it displays.
- Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous
- Of Silks she displays a great amount, and they are mainly of excellent quality.
- Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
- In this object he displays great perseverance and acuteness.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- John, as I think I have said, displays his inside in a lamentable way.
- Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
- In its inherited organisation are registered the powers which it displays at birth.
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
Synonyms for displays
- act
- advertise
- affectation
- arrange
- arrangement
- array
- arrayal
- bare
- betray
- blaze
- boast
- brandish
- bravura
- bring to view
- dash
- demonstrate
- demonstration
- disclose
- emblazon
- evidence
- evince
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expand
- expo
- expose
- exposition
- exposure
- extend
- fanfare
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- glaze
- grandstand
- grandstand play
- illustrate
- impart
- lay bare
- lay out
- layout
- make clear
- make known
- manifest
- manifestation
- model
- open
- open out
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- perform
- pomp
- present
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- promote
- promulgate
- publish
- represent
- reveal
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- set out
- shine
- show off
- showboat
- showcase
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- sport
- spread
- spread out
- stretch out
- trot out
- uncover
- unfold
- unfolding
- unfurl
- unmask
- unroll
- unveil
- vamp
- vanity
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