What does rodomontade mean?
Definitions for rodomontade
ˌrɒd ə mənˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd, ˌroʊ də-rodomon·tade
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Princeton's WordNet
braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontadenoun
vain and empty boasting
Wiktionary
rodomontadenoun
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
rodomontadeverb
To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.
rodomontadeadjective
Pretentiously boastful.
Etymology: A reference to Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso. Compare rodomontado.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wikipedia
Rodomontade
Rodomontade () is a mass noun meaning boastful talk or behavior. The term is a reference to Rodomonte, a character in the Italian Renaissance epic poem Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso.Henry Fielding in History of Tom Jones writes, “In fact, the good squire was a little too apt to indulge that kind of pleasantry which is generally called rhodomontade. . .”
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rodomontade
Rodomontade is boastful or inflated speech or behavior intended to impress others. It originates from the name of a bragging, blustering character in an Italian Renaissance epic.
Webster Dictionary
Rodomontadenoun
vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant
Rodomontadeverb
to boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant
Etymology: [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]
Wikidata
Rodomontade
Rodomontade \rod-uh-muhn-TADE; roh-duh-muhn-TAHD\ is a mass noun meaning boastful talk or behavior. The term is a reference to Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rodomontade
rod-ō-mon-tād′, n. vain boasting, like that of Rodomonte in the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto (earlier Rod′omont).—v.i. to bluster or brag.—ns. Rodomontā′dist, Rodomontā′do (obs.).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rodomontade in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rodomontade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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