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boastfulness
boast 1 B0356600 (bōst)v. boast·ed, boast·ing, boasts v.intr. To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.v.tr.1. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.2. To have or possess (a desirable feature): a mall that boasts 80 shops.n.1. The act or an instance of boasting: got tired of listening to his boasts.2. A source of pride.
[Middle English bosten, from bost, a brag.]
boast′er n.boast′ful adj.boast′ful·ly adv.boast′ful·ness n.Synonyms: boast1, brag, crow2, vaunt
These verbs all mean to speak with pride, often excessive pride, about oneself or something related to oneself. Boast is the most general: "We confide [that is, have confidence] in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it" (Thomas Jefferson).
Brag implies exaggerated claims and often an air of insolent superiority: He bragged about his grades. Crow stresses exultation and often loud rejoicing: No candidate should crow until the votes have been counted. Vaunt suggests ostentatiousness and lofty extravagance of expression: "He did not vaunt of his new dignity, but I understood he was highly pleased with it" (James Boswell).
boast 2 B0356600 (bōst)tr.v. boast·ed, boast·ing, boasts To shape or form (stone) roughly with a broad chisel.
[Origin unknown.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  boastfulness - outspoken conceit vaingloryconceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride |
Translationsboast (bəust) verb to talk with too much pride. He was always boasting about how clever his son was. 自誇 自夸 noun the words used in talking proudly about something. His boast is that he has never yet lost a match. 自誇的話 自夸的话ˈboastful adjective 好誇口的 好夸口的ˈboastfully adverb 自誇地 自夸地ˈboastfulness noun 愛說大話 自负夸大ˈboasting noun 自誇 自夸IdiomsSeeboastBoastfulness
BoastfulnessSee also Arrogance, Conceit, Egotism.AglaoniceThessalian who claimed power over moon. [Gk. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 16]Ajax (the greater)archetypal Miles Gloriosus. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida]AnchisesTrojan prince; crippled for boasting of intimacy with Aphrodite. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 22]Armadoverbose braggart and pedant. [Br. Lit.: Love’s Labour’s Lost]Basiliscoknight renowned for foolish bragging. [Br. Lit.: Solomon and Persida, Brewer Dictionary, 83]Bessusbraggart soldier in the Miles Gloriosus tradition. [Br. Lit.: Walsh Modern, 55]Bluffe, Captainblustering braggart and spurious war veteran. [Br. Lit.: The Old Batchelour]Bobadill, Captainblustering braggadocio of yellow stripe. [Br. Lit.: Every Man in His Humour]Braggadocchioempty braggart. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]Capaneusstruck dead by a thunderbolt for boasting that not even Jove could stop him from scaling the wall of Thebes. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 166]Drawcansirblustering bully, known for his extravagantly boastful speeches. [Br. Lit.: The Rehearsal]Falstaffjovial knight and rascal of brazen braggadocio. [Br. Lit.: Merry Wives of Windsor; I Henry IV; II Henry IV]Gasconinhabitant of Gascony, France; people noted for their bragging. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1049]Glendower, OwenWelsh ally of the Percys; his boastfulness antagonizes Hotspur. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV]Háry Jánospeasant hero of fanciful adventures. [Hung. Lit. and Opera: Osborne Opera, 148]Kay, Sirrude and vainglorious knight of the Round Table. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur; Idylls of the King]Mahon, Christopherrunaway boy tells stories with self as epitome of bravery. [Irish Lit.: The Playboy of the Western World, Magill I, 758–759]Parollescowardly braggart and wastrel. [Br. Lit.: All’s Well That Ends Well]Pistolknight of the “killing tongue and quiet sword.” [Br. Lit.: II Henry IV]Rodomontgallant but blustering Saracen leader. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso; Orlando Innamorato]Roister Doister, Ralphwell-to-do dolt brags loud and long of bravery. [Br. Lit.: Ralph Roister Doister]Sacripantnoisy braggart. [Ital. Lit.: Secchia Rapita, Brewer Handbook, 945]Scaramouchetalks a good fight; never does. [Ital. Lit.: Espy, 125]Tartarintells tall tales of his fantastic adventures. [Fr. Lit.: Tartarin de Tarascon]Texanresident of second largest U.S. state; known for his tall tales. [Am. Culture: Misc.]Thrasoswaggering but foolish soldier. [Rom. Lit.: The Eunuch]Vicar of Braydeclared that he would retain his office regardless of the reigning king’s religion. [Br. Balladry: Walsh Classical, 61]boastfulness
Related to boastfulness: braggerSynonyms for boastfulnessnoun outspoken conceitSynonymsRelated Words- conceitedness
- vanity
- conceit
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