vaunt
[ vawnt, vahnt ]
verb (used with object)
to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
verb (used without object)
to speak boastfully; brag.
noun
a boastful action or utterance.
Origin of vaunt
1Other words from vaunt
- vaunter, noun
- vaunt·ing·ly, adverb
- outvaunt, verb (used with object)
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How to use vaunt in a sentence
He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.
Quisant | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for vaunt
vaunt
/ (vɔːnt) /
verb
(tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
(intr) rare, or literary to use boastful language; brag
noun
a boast
archaic ostentatious display
Origin of vaunt
1C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain
Derived forms of vaunt
- vaunter, noun
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