vaunt

American  

[vawnt, vahnt] / vɔnt, vɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of.

   to vaunt one's achievements.

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verb (used without object)

1. to speak boastfully; brag.

noun

1. a boastful action or utterance.

vaunt British  

/ vɔːnt /

verb

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

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

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noun

1. a boast

2. archaic ostentatious display

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of vaunt

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

Example Sentences

Lots of scrolling would also mean YouTube's vaunted recommendation software was not doing its job well, he added.

From Barron's

The vaunted plan laid out three distinct public systems, with local community colleges primarily offering two-year associate’s degrees and serving as transfer launching pads to CSU and the University of California.

From Los Angeles Times

But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.

From Literature

They argued that the lack of addresses — along with other quirks, such as having no streetlights or sidewalks in residential areas, leading many to walk at night with flashlights — added to the vaunted “village character.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Forté was actually “an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music,” according to GQ.

From Los Angeles Times