vainglory

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Noun

vainglory

1. Excessive vanity.
2. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
3. Vain, ostentatious display.
4. A regarding of oneself with undue favor.

Translations

• German: Eitelkeit
• Italian: vanagloria
• Portuguese: vanglória
• Russian: тщесла́вие
• Spanish: vanagloria

Translations

• French: gloriole
• German: Prahlerei, Ruhmsucht
• Portuguese: vanglória
• Russian: тщесла́вие
• Spanish: vanagloria, jactancia

Translations

• German: Prahlerei
• Portuguese: vanglória
• Russian: тщесла́вие
• Spanish: vanagloria

Translations

• French: vaine gloire
• Portuguese: vanglória
• Russian: тщесла́вие

Verb

vainglory (vainglories, present participle vainglorying; past and past participle vaingloried)

1. (intransitive) To boast; to act in a vain manner.

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