单词	boastfulness
释义	boastful adjective boast·​ful ˈbōst-fəl  : given to or marked by boasting : expressing excessive self-pride a vain, boastful man A few of the … parents are downright boastful about their sons. Jane Gross … journalists who are only too willing to take at face value the boastful pronouncements of the company's publicity department. Jeffrey Young At the highest levels, the administration's response to the crisis has been sluggish, characterized by boastful rhetoric but stagnant funding. The Washington Post boastfully ˈbōst-fə-lē  adverb If her new acquaintance wants to talk about plants, she might mention a few of her own, never boastfully, but with a pleasant tone of surprise, as if her parlor palm and the other person's had coincidentally attended the same high school. David Sedaris Of the confidence reposed in him by Hudig—the master—he was boastfully and obtrusively proud. Joseph Conrad boastfulness noun Villars' military and diplomatic career under two kings of France was enormously successful, but his boastfulness and cupidity were notorious. David Wykes Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above boastfulness noun as in bravado Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bravado arrogance vainglory braggadocio haughtiness triumphalism swagger imperiousness superciliousness lordliness bombast pompousness pomposity presumptuousness loftiness peremptoriness hauteur condescension bossiness masterfulness pretentiousness disdain superiority huffiness self-importance brag strut vaingloriousness pretension snobbishness snobbery pretence assumption dominance scorn high-handedness bumptiousness egotism authoritativeness snootiness attitude cockiness snobbism egoism impudence pretense high horse vanity cheekiness pridefulness smugness inflation self-consequence consequence bowwow sauciness chest-thumping self-assertion self-conceit toploftiness impertinence self-complacency conceit complacence self-opinion pride self-centeredness self-satisfaction self-contentment self-content cheek side swelled head superiority complex self-assumption self-partiality Antonyms & Near Antonyms bashfulness shyness timidity demureness diffidence timidness meekness submissiveness passivity lowliness passiveness humility self-distrust reservedness retiringness modesty quietness self-doubt unpretentiousness reserve mousiness unassumingness See More
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