altiloquence

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Definition of altiloquence word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
bluster — If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
braggadocio — vain empty boasting
cotton — Cotton is a type of cloth made from soft fibres from a particular plant.

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