by Betty B.
Member since:
April 14, 2010

Alphabet Soup: F is for Flout

February 04, 2013 08:01 PM UTC
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 F is for Flout

(Verb)

Definition:  To mock or treat in contempt.

Synonyms:   scorn,  ignore, defy, scoff, spurn

Mary ignored my advice, not because she wanted to flout my beliefs but because she had strong opinions of her own.

A high percentage of the people living in industrialized nations are literate, but only a small percentage of them attempt to make a living by writing.  Of those that attempt to become serious writers, only a fraction of them succeed.  There are several things that can be done to improve the quality of one’s writing.  One of them is increasing your vocabulary.  There is a lot of power in words.

Comments: 18

William M. Feb 4, 2013, 8:06pm UTC
Good word to know.
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:31am UTC
Thanks, William
Cheryl M. Feb 4, 2013, 8:21pm UTC
thanks for sharing!
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:32am UTC
Thanks, Cheryl
Cynthia C. Feb 4, 2013, 8:24pm UTC
Thank you for sharing with us at Sadies Points :)
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:32am UTC
Thanks, Cynthia
David W. Feb 4, 2013, 8:32pm UTC
Don't flout the floating flute.
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:33am UTC
But floating flutes are a fluke.
Phill Senters Feb 4, 2013, 8:55pm UTC
Ha! What a joke.
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:33am UTC
Words are fun.
phil w. Feb 4, 2013, 11:24pm UTC
Flout ,makes me think of fish ! Flout - trout , flout - flounder , flout - fluke !
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:35am UTC
I'm floundering.
Karen E. Feb 5, 2013, 1:56am UTC
I didn't know this one! Thanks! My ex-hobby-to-be was a flouting fool!
Betty B. Feb 7, 2013, 5:35am UTC
Thanks, Karen
Amber C. Feb 8, 2013, 8:04am UTC
A word not used enough. I haven't seen this in a book in ages let alone someone use it in conversation.
Betty B. Feb 13, 2013, 6:26pm UTC
A lot of the good words are disappearing from everyday language.
Debbie W. Feb 22, 2013, 7:01am UTC
Stopping by to say Hi and pay back the points.
Have a great day :)
Betty B. Feb 22, 2013, 8:32pm UTC
Thanks, Debbie

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