vaunted

vaunt  (vônt, vnt)

v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts

v.tr.

To speak boastfully of; brag about.

v.intr.

To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast¹.

n.

1. A boastful remark.

2. Speech of extravagant self-praise.

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[Middle English vaunten, from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vnitre, to talk frivolously, frequentative of Latin vnre, from vnus, empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

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vaunter n.

vaunting·ly adv.

Thesaurus

vaunted

adjective boasted about, flaunted, paraded, shown off, made much of, bragged about, crowed about, exulted in, made a display of, prated about Their much-vaunted security procedure hadn't worked.

Translations

vaunted [ˈvɔːntɪd] ADJ → cacareado
much vaunted → tan cacareado

vaunted [ˈvɔːntɪd] adj
much-vaunted → tant vanté(e)

vaunted [ˈvɔːntɪd] adj much vaunted → tanto celebrato/a

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vaunted [ˈvɔːntɪd] adj much vaunted → tanto celebrato/a