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- [boh-vuh-riz-uh m]
- /ˈboʊ vəˌrɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-vuh-riz-uh m]
- /ˈboʊ vəˌrɪz əm/
Definition of bovaristic word
- noun bovaristic an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit. 1
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Origin of bovaristic
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < French bovaryisme, after Emma Bovary, a character in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary (1857); see -ism
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Parts of speech for Bovaristic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bovaristic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
bovaristic usage trend in Literature
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