Definitions for vauntvɔnt, vɑnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vauntvɔnt, vɑnt(v.t.)
to boast of:
to vaunt one's achievements.
(v.i.)to speak boastfully; brag.
(n.)a boastful action or utterance.
Origin of vaunt:
1350–1400; ME vaunten < MF vanter to boast < LL vānitāre, der. of L vānusvain
vaunt′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
vaunt(verb)
extravagant self-praise
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade(verb)
show off
Wiktionary
vaunt(Noun)
A boast; an instance of vaunting.
vaunt(Verb)
To speak boastfully.
Origin: vaunter, variant of vanter, from vanus.
Webster Dictionary
Vaunt(verb)
to boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag
Vaunt(verb)
to boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation
Vaunt(noun)
a vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag
Vaunt(noun)
the first part
Vaunt(verb)
to put forward; to display
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