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- [vawnt, vahnt]
- /vɔnt, vɑnt/
- /vɔːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vawnt, vahnt]
- /vɔnt, vɑnt/
Definitions of vaunt word
- verb with object vaunt to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements. 1
- verb without object vaunt to speak boastfully; brag. 1
- noun vaunt a boastful action or utterance. 1
- transitive verb vaunt boast about, show off 1
- verb vaunt to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully 0
- verb vaunt to use boastful language; brag 0
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Origin of vaunt
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity
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Parts of speech for Vaunt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vaunt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
vaunt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vaunt
noun vaunt
- blower — The blower is the telephone.
- boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
- boast — If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
- bouncer — A bouncer is a man who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble.
- braggadocio — vain empty boasting
verb vaunt
- 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.
- brag — If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.
- caw — When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
- cawing — harsh cries
- cock-a-doodle-doo — an imitation or representation of a cock crowing
Antonyms for vaunt
verb vaunt
- bewail — If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
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