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   vainglorious

   /veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain: literary "this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility"

   Derivatives

   • 1. vaingloriously adverb
   • 2. vaingloriousness noun

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   What does the word 'vainglorious' mean?

   • This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings and example usage of the word vainglorious, which means 'having or showing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride'.

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   What does Vainglory mean?

   • 1. filled with or given to vainglory. 2. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from vainglory. vain•glo′ri•ous•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1.

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   What is the meaning of vainglorious boasting?

   • Vainglorious refers to being excessively proud of oneself. It is characterized by or exhibits vainglorious boasting.

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   Are You a vainglorious person?

   • If you admire yourself in the mirror all the time and constantly brag about all the beauty contests you have won, you might rightfully get accused of being vainglorious. A vainglorious attitude is not very likable in a person and can be annoying to be around. Vainglorious people are vain, excessively boastful, and have swelled pride.

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   Vainglorious means being vain and boastful, showing vainglory. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of this adjective from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Vainglorious means showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   Vainglorious people are vain, excessively boastful, and have swelled pride. The base word, vainglory , dates all the way back to the 14th century and means “worthless glory.” Definitions of vainglorious

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   Vainglorious means showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements. Learn how to use this formal adjective with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Vainglorious means very proud of what one has done and boastful about it. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of vainglorious with sentences from literature and Wikipedia.

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   Vainglorious definition: filled with or given to vainglory. See examples of VAINGLORIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Vainglorious means excessively proud of oneself or boastful. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this word, as well as related words and antonyms, on The Free Dictionary website.