Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To speak boastfully of; brag about.
- intransitive v. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1.
- n. A boastful remark.
- n. Speech of extravagant self-praise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To speak boastfully.
- v. To speak boastfully about.
- n. A boast; an instance of vaunting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
- n. The first part.
- intransitive v. To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag.
- transitive v. To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation. In the latter sense, the term usually used is
flaunt . - transitive v. To put forward; to display.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments, or powers; talk with vain ostentation: boast; brag.
- To glory; exult; triumph.
- To magnify or glorify with vanity; boast of; brag of.
- To display or put forward boastfully; exhibit vaingloriously.
- n. A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
- n. The first part; the beginning.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. show off
- n. extravagant self-praise
Etymologies
Examples
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The script may vaunt Eduardo and demonize Zuckerberg, but it also begs the question -- who would we rather be, given the way things turned out?
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During the life of the empire, the term was reserved for Constantine's city, originally a Greek colony called Byzantion, whose inhabitants liked to vaunt their identity as "Byzantines."
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Well-heeled Chinese individuals aren't shy about flaunting their wealth, and it is one of the few markets in which manufacturers can openly vaunt the luxurious nature of their products.
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In point of boring h istorical fact, the mention of Persepolis in his hero's vaunt is a serious anachronism.
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He is even a member of a club called the Boosters, whose sole purpose is to celebrate and vaunt Zenith's virtues wherever possible.
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That, and something more elementary into the bargain: not just a rhetorical vaunt but a phonetic vector as well.
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He was king of the blooddrinkers -- Kwa remembered Bele's vaunt.
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Time is also running out on Greg's ability to vaunt himself on such formulas as:
Bill And Hillary Max Out To Obama, Giving $4,600 To His Campaign
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We vaunt American democracy as a stellar model for the world.
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You vaunt that things have really, really changed.
bristol-copywriter commented on the word vaunt
When a product is described as 'vaunted', is that generally positive or negative? Who does the vaunting? Self-promoters or genuine enthusiasts?
April 7, 2010