boastfulness

boast ¹

 (bōst)

v. boast·ed, boast·ing, boasts

v.intr.

To talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.

v.tr.

1. To say (something about oneself) in a proud or self-admiring way.

2. To have or possess (a desirable feature): a mall that boasts 80 shops.

n.

1. The act or an instance of boasting: got tired of listening to his boasts.

2. A source of pride.

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[Middle English bosten, from bost, a brag.]

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boast′er n.

boast′ful adj.

boast′ful·ly adv.

boast′ful·ness n.

Synonyms: boast¹, brag, crow², vaunt
These verbs all mean to speak with pride, often excessive pride, about oneself or something related to oneself. Boast is the most general: "We confide [that is, have confidence] in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it" (Thomas Jefferson).
Brag implies exaggerated claims and often an air of insolent superiority: He bragged about his grades. Crow stresses exultation and often loud rejoicing: No candidate should crow until the votes have been counted. Vaunt suggests ostentatiousness and lofty extravagance of expression: "He did not vaunt of his new dignity, but I understood he was highly pleased with it" (James Boswell).

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boast ²

 (bōst)

tr.v. boast·ed, boast·ing, boasts

To shape or form (stone) roughly with a broad chisel.

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[Origin unknown.]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

boastfulness - outspoken conceit       vainglory conceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

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Translations

تَفاخُر، تَبَجُّح

vychloubačnost

pralen

Überheblichkeit

vantardise

dicsekvés

grobb, sjálfshól

millanteria

skryting

vystatovačnosť

kendini methetmeövüngenlik

自负夸大

boastfulness

[ˈbəʊstfʊlnɪs] N → jactancia f, fanfarronería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boastfulness

[ˈbəʊstfʊlnɪs] n → vantardise f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

boastfulness

n → Prahlerei f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

boastfulness

[ˈbəʊstfəlnɪs] n → vanagloria

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boast

(bəust) verb

to talk with too much pride. He was always boasting about how clever his son was. spog بِتَفاخُر، بِتَبَجُّح хваля се vangloriar-se vychloubat se prahlen prale; blære sig καυχιέμαιvanagloriarse, jactarse de, fanfarronear hooplema مباهات کردن؛ بالیدن ylpeillä se vanter לְהִתרַברֵב डींग मारना hvalisati se dicsekszik membual gorta, hælast um vantarsi 自慢する 뽐내다 girtis lielīties; dižoties cakap besar opscheppenskryte chełpić się لاپی وهل، غوری وهل gabar-se a se lăuda хвастать chváliť sa bahati se hvalisati se skryta คุยโว övünmek, kendini methetmek 自誇 хвастати, хвалитися شیخی کرنا khoe khoang 自夸

noun

the words used in talking proudly about something. His boast is that he has never yet lost a match. roem تفاخُر، تبجُّـح хвалба vanglória chlouba die Prahlerei pral; pralen; blær καύχημαobjeto de orgullo, alarde hooplus مباهات؛ لاف ylpeydenaihe objet d'orgueil הִתְרַברֵבוּת डींग ponos vkinek a büszkesége bualan gort, sjálfshól vanto 自慢 허풍 gyrimasis lielīšanās; dižošanās bercakap besar trotsskryt chełpienie się لاپی، غوری، باټی gabarolice fală хвастовство pýcha širokoustenje hvalisanje skryt การคุยโม้ övünme, kendini methetme 自誇的話 хвастощі شیخی sự khoe khoang 自夸的话

ˈboastful adjective

spoggerig مُتَفاخِر، مُتَبَجِّح който обича да/който постоянно се хвали fanfarrão vychloubačný prahlerisch pralende καυχησιάρης, κομπορρήμονας jactancioso, fanfarrón hooplev غلو آمیز؛ چاخان ylpeilevä vantard מִתרַברֵב शेखीबाज ponosan dicsekvő suka membual grobbinn presuntuoso 高慢な 과장된 pagyrūniškas lielīgs bermegah-megah opschepperigskrytende, brautende chełpliwy باټو، غورتن gabarola lăudăros хвастливый vystatovačný bahav hvalisav skrytsam โอ้อวด övünen, kendini öven 好誇口的 хвастливий شیخی بھرا thích khoe khoang 好夸口的

ˈboastfully adverb

spogtend بِتَفاخُر، بِتَبَجُّح по хвалещ се начин com vanglória vychloubačně prahlerisch pralende αλαζονικά, κομπαστικά con jactancia, haciendo alarde de hooplevalt بطور غلو آمیز ylpeilevästi avec vantardise בְּרַברֵבָנוּת शेखी से ponosno dicsekvően secara membual drÿgindalega con vanteria 自慢して 과장스럽게 pagyrūniškai lielīgi dengan megahnya opschepperigfull av skryt, brautende chełpliwie په باټی وهلو سره com gabarolice plin de el, umflându-se în pene хвастливо vystatovačne širokoustno hvalisavo skrytsamt โดยโอ้อวด övünerek, iftiharla 自誇地 хвастливо شٰخی بھرے طریقے سے một cách khoe khoang 自夸地

ˈboastfulness noun

spoggerigheid تَفاخُر، تَبَجُّح хвалбарство vanglória vychloubačnost die Überheblichkeit pralen κομπορρημοσύνη jactancia hooplevus مباهات؛ چاخان ylpeileväisyys vantardiseרברבנות शेखीबाजी hvalisanje dicsekvés bualan grobb, sjálfshól vanagloria 自慢すること 과장, 허풍 pagyrūniškumas lielīgums kemegahan opschepperigheid det å skryte mye, skryting chełpliwość باټی، غوری gabarolice lăudăroşenie хвастливость vystatovačnosť bahanje hvalisanje skrytsamhet การโอ้อวด övüngenlik, kendini methetme 愛說大話 хвастливість شیخی بھرا ہونا tính hay khoe khoang 自负夸大

ˈboasting noun

spoggerigheid تَفاخُر، تَبَجُّح хвалещ се vanglória chlubení das Prahlen pralen κομπασμόςjactancia, fanfarronada hooplemine لاف؛ خودستایی ylpeily vantardiseהתפארות शेखीबाजी करना dičenje dicsekvő bualan grobb, gort vanagloria 自慢 자랑, 과시 gyrimasis lielīšanās bercakap besar het opscheppen skryting chełpienie باټی وهل، غوری کول gabarolice laudă хвастовство vychvaľovanie bahanje hvaljenje skrytande การโอ้อวด övünme, kendini methetme 自誇 хвастощі شیخی بگھارنا niềm kiêu hãnh 自夸

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