vaunt
[ vawnt, vahnt ]
/ vɔnt, vɑnt /
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.
Nearby words
vault light, vaulted, vaulting, vaulting horse, vaulty, vaunt, vaunt-courier, vaunted, vauntful, vaunting, vauntingly
Origin of vaunt
Related formsvaunt·er, nounvaunt·ing·ly, adverbout·vaunt, verb (used with object)
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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
Derived Formsvaunter, noun
Word Origin for vaunt
C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain
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Word Origin and History for vaunt
vaunt
c.1400, "speak vainly or proudly," from Middle French vanter "to praise, speak highly of," from Late Latin vanitare "to boast," frequentative of Latin vanare "to utter empty words," from vanus "idle, empty" (see vain). Related: Vaunted; vaunting.
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