mummery

Definition of mummery

Nouns

meaningless ceremonies and flattery
Synonyms:
flummery
Type of:
bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
a message that seems to convey no meaning

Vocabulary Lists for mummery

Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" Chapters 1-17 »(606 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "The Prince and...
  • bedraggle
  • liege
  • pauper
  • halberd
  • doublet

James Joyce's "Ulysses" Part 1 »(574 words)
Vocabulary study list for James Joyce's "Ulysses" (Part...
  • money cowrie
  • bedraggle
  • omphalos
  • ineluctable
  • postprandial

James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" »(561 words)
Vocabulary study list from James Joyce's "Portrait of...
  • prefect
  • soutane
  • rector
  • refectory
  • study hall

Favorite Words »(124 words)
  • ricochet
  • clavicle
  • etymology
  • equivocate
  • decoupage

The birth of modern Liberalism »(10 words)
  • numinous
  • numen
  • mummery
  • effusively
  • interregnum

Vocabulary Tools

  VocabGrabber Automatically create lists of vocabulary from any text using VocabGrabber.
Try it now!   Spelling Bee Think you are a good speller? Play the Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee and find out! Click here to start.