English Explanatory Dictionary

vainglorious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

Pronunciation

/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ en-us-vainglorious.ogg

Word forms

vainglorious more vainglorious most vainglorious

Etymology

From Middle English veinglorious, from Old French vain glorios, from Latin vānus (“empty”) + glōriōsus.

Related words

vainglory
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