vaunt

[ vawnt, vahnt ]

/ vɔnt, vɑnt /

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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.

Origin of vaunt

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vaunt

vaunter, nounvaunt·ing·ly, adverboutvaunt, verb (used with object)

Words nearby vaunt

vaulted, vaulting, vaulting horse, vault light, vaulty, vaunt, vaunt-courier, vaunted, vauntful, vaunting, vaunty

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Example sentences from the Web for vaunt

And this mental attitude they nickname optimism, and vaunt it—exult in it as a quality.
A Child of the Jago|Arthur Morrison
This is a specimen of the superior manliness, the lofty magnanimity you vaunt as your characteristics—is it?
Jessamine|Marion Harland
They always pretend to be bound for the same place, and vaunt the superior accommodation of the boat by which they are going.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay
There is no occasion to vaunt it as the ancient rights of Britons, the wisdom of ages, &c.
Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the Religions and Governments of Europe|John Robison

Gravitation never decks itself in rainbows, nor does it vaunt its undoubted strength in thunder.
Young Lives|Richard Le Gallienne

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 forms of vaunt

vaunter, noun

Word Origin for vaunt

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

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单词	vaunt
释义	vaunt [ vawnt, vahnt ] / vɔnt, vɑnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vaunt ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of vaunt 1350–1400; Middle English vaunten<Middle French vanter to boast <Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānusvain. See vanity OTHER WORDS FROM vaunt vaunter, nounvaunt·ing·ly, adverboutvaunt, verb (used with object) Words nearby vaunt vaulted, vaulting, vaulting horse, vault light, vaulty, vaunt, vaunt-courier, vaunted, vauntful, vaunting, vaunty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vaunt And this mental attitude they nickname optimism, and vaunt it—exult in it as a quality. A Child of the Jago\|Arthur Morrison This is a specimen of the superior manliness, the lofty magnanimity you vaunt as your characteristics—is it? Jessamine\|Marion Harland They always pretend to be bound for the same place, and vaunt the superior accommodation of the boat by which they are going. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions\|Charles Mackay There is no occasion to vaunt it as the ancient rights of Britons, the wisdom of ages, &c. Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the Religions and Governments of Europe\|John Robison Gravitation never decks itself in rainbows, nor does it vaunt its undoubted strength in thunder. Young Lives\|Richard Le Gallienne 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 forms of vaunt vaunter, noun Word Origin for vaunt C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vaunt prate, boast, crow, gasconade, strut, brag, flaunt, display
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vaunt

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of vaunt

OTHER WORDS FROM vaunt

Words nearby vaunt

Example sentences from the Web for vaunt

British Dictionary definitions for vaunt

verb

noun

Derived forms of vaunt

Word Origin for vaunt

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