Vaunt

Word VAUNT
Character 5
Hyphenation vaunt
Pronunciations /vɑːnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Vaunt"

What do we mean by vaunt?

To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about. intransitive verb

To speak boastfully; brag. synonym: boast. intransitive verb

A boastful remark. noun

Speech of extravagant self-praise. noun

To make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, or powers; talk with vain ostentation: boast; brag.

To glory; exult; triumph.

To magnify or glorify with vanity; boast of; brag of.

To display or put forward boastfully; exhibit vaingloriously.

The first part; the beginning. noun

A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag. noun

To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag. intransitive verb

To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation. In the latter sense, the term usually used is flaunt. transitive verb

To put forward; to display. transitive verb

The first part. noun

A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag. noun

To speak boastfully. verb

To speak boastfully about. verb

A boast; an instance of vaunting. noun

Show off verb

Extravagant self-praise noun

A boast; an instance of vaunting.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vaunt

The word "vaunt" in example sentences

During the life of the empire, the term was reserved for Constantine's city, originally a Greek colony called Byzantion, whose inhabitants liked to vaunt their identity as "Byzantines." ❋ Judith Herrin (2011)

The script may vaunt Eduardo and demonize Zuckerberg, but it also begs the question -- who would we rather be, given the way things turned out? ❋ Elizabeth Nicholas (2010)

In point of boring h istorical fact, the mention of Persepolis in his hero's vaunt is a serious anachronism. ❋ Tom Holland (2011)

Well-heeled Chinese individuals aren't shy about flaunting their wealth, and it is one of the few markets in which manufacturers can openly vaunt the luxurious nature of their products. ❋ David Pearson (2011)

He was king of the blooddrinkers -- Kwa remembered Bele's vaunt. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That, and something more elementary into the bargain: not just a rhetorical vaunt but a phonetic vector as well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He is even a member of a club called the Boosters, whose sole purpose is to celebrate and vaunt Zenith's virtues wherever possible. ❋ Rachel Cusk (2010)

I think a school like Columbia or Pomona could easily vaunt to the very top of the American college list with such a plan, if they also endowed a few top chairs at the same time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

John, watching Orville vaunt and Juss pout, observed that it was too bad that they did not have a game that did not require someone to win. ❋ Arhyalon (2007)

Time is also running out on Greg's ability to vaunt himself on such formulas as: ❋ Unknown (2009)

We vaunt American democracy as a stellar model for the world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If ever you want to glamourise and vaunt a side dish of vegetables, or if you are looking for vegetables presented as a main course, look no further. ❋ Shaun (2009)

You vaunt that things have really, really changed. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Seven: "You vaunt that things have really, really changed." ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Vhat I vaunt iss Obama's Plan should like a chom voik. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

I mean, if things had really changed, there would be no need for you to vaunt. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Is loyalty the value that Republicans vaunt above all others? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Capaneus; though he had ample wealth, yet was he the last to boast of his prosperity; nor would he ever vaunt himself above a poorer neighbour, but shunned the man whose sumptuous board had puffed him up too high and made him scorn mere competence, for he held that virtue lies not in greedy gluttony, but that moderate means suffice. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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