vaunt

[vawnt, vahnt]

verb (used with object)

1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of.

   to vaunt one's achievements.

verb (used without object)

1. to speak boastfully; brag.

noun

1. a boastful action or utterance.

vaunt

/ vɔːnt /

verb

1. (tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully

2. rare,  (intr) to use boastful language; brag

noun

1. a boast

2. archaic,  ostentatious display

Other Word Forms

• vaunter noun
• vauntingly adverb
• outvaunt verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunt¹

1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunt¹

C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus _vain

Example Sentences

Fed leaders have tried to bind U.S. banks to a complicated, vaunted set of rules in the name of global regulatory convergence.

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Wimbledon were known for their various antics during the Crazy Gang era of the 1980s, finding all sorts of ways to try to intimidate more vaunted opposition.

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Israeli officials say that even once the Gaza war comes to end, the Houthis are expected to remain a significant challenge and a new focus for the country’s vaunted intelligence apparatus.

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Officials familiar with the case believe Cuban authorities are taking their time with the deportation as the island’s vaunted intelligence agents methodically extract information about his vast criminal network in China, Mexico and the U.S.

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The vaunted intelligence service of close ally, Cuba, has worked to identify plots and renegades, with intelligence officers placed in every unit.

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