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Definitions for Vaunt

[1] to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
[2] to speak boastfully; brag.
[3] a boastful action or utterance.
[4] (tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
[5] (intr) rare , or literary to use boastful language; brag
[6] a boast
[7] archaic ostentatious display

Words related to Vaunt

prate, boast, crow, gasconade, strut, brag, flaunt, display

Words nearby Vaunt

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Origin of Vaunt

1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity

Other words from Vaunt

vaunt·er , noun
vaunt·ing·ly , adverb
out·vaunt , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Vaunt

C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain

Synonyms for Vaunt

boast, brag, crow, display, flaunt, gasconade, prate, strut