vaunt1 /vönt or (US) vänt/ intransitive verb- To boast
- To behave boastfully or exultingly
transitive verb- To boast
- To boast of
- To make known by display (Spenser)
noun- A boast
- Boastful behaviour
ORIGIN: OFr vanter, from LL vānitāre, from L vānitās vanity, from vānus vain; partly aphetic for avaunt2 vauntˈed adjective vauntˈer noun vauntˈery noun (archaic) Vaunting vauntˈful adjective vauntˈing noun and adjective vauntˈingly adverb vauntˈy adjective (esp Scot) |