English Explanatory Dictionary

vaunt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak boastfully.
  2. To speak boastfully about.
  3. To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.
noun
  1. An instance of vaunting; a boast.
noun
  1. The first part.

Pronunciation

vônt /vɔːnt/ /voːnt/ en-au-vaunt.ogg /vɔnt/ vänt /vɑnt/ en-us-vaunt.ogg /ʋɔɳʈ/ /ʋɑɳʈ/

Word forms

vaunt vaunts vaunting vaunted

Etymology

From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Latin vānus (“vain, boastful”).

Synonyms

boast brag flaunt

Related words

vaunt-courier

Derived words

vaunter
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