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Definitions for Vainglorious
veɪnˈglɔr i əs, -ˈgloʊr-vain·glo·ri·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. big, swelled, vaingloriousadjective

    feeling self-importance

    "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

Wiktionary

  1. vaingloriousadjective

    With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

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  1. vainglorious

    Vainglorious is an adjective that describes a person who has excessive vanity or unwarranted pride in one's abilities or achievements. It connotes the idea of boastfulness and self-importance, often without the substantial merit or accomplishment to justify such an attitude.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vaingloriousadjective

    feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vainglorious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Vainglorious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Vainglorious in a Sentence

  1. Jeffrey Flocken:

    The thought that the only way we can come up with to save the species is to kill them -- that, I would say, we are in a situation where there's a paucity of imaginative thinking. instead of killing it, they can be moved to a different area, be used to bring in photo tourism or eco-tourism -- something that doesn't kill the animal. People pay good money to go to Africa to see species like rhinos, and instead of just killing one for a quick monetary gain for a vainglorious American, it can be moved around to a different area if it is a problem with the herd.

  2. Jeffrey Flocken:

    Instead of killing it, they can be moved to a different area, be used to bring in photo tourism or eco-tourism -- something that doesn't kill the animal. People pay good money to go to Africa to see species like rhinos, and instead of just killing one for a quick monetary gain for a vainglorious American, it can be moved around to a different area if it is a problem with the herd.

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