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vainglory

[ veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee, veyn-glawr-ee, -glohr-ee ]
/ ˈveɪnˌglɔr i, -ˌgloʊr i, veɪnˈglɔr i, -ˈgloʊr i /
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noun

excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
empty pomp or show.

RELATED WORDS

condescension, presumption, haughtiness, huff, conceit, snobbery, egoism, arrogance, patronage, overconfidence, pretension, swagger, egotism, vanity, cockiness, smugness, strutting

Nearby words

  1. vahine,
  2. vail,
  3. vain,
  4. vainglorious,
  5. vaingloriously,
  6. vainly,
  7. vair,
  8. vaisheshika,
  9. vaishnava,
  10. vaisya

Origin of vainglory

1250–1300; Middle English vainglorie, translation of Medieval Latin vāna glōria; see vain, glory
SYNONYMS FOR vainglory
1. See pride. 2. ostentation.
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ANTONYMS FOR vainglory
1. humility.
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British Dictionary definitions for vainglory

vainglory

/ (ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪ) /

noun

boastfulness or vanity
ostentation
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Word Origin and History for vainglory

vainglory

n.

c.1300, "worthless glory," waynglori, from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vana gloria (see vain + glory (n.)).

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