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VAINGLORIOUS meaning: 1. showing too much pride in your own abilities or achievements: 2. showing too much pride in your…. Learn more.
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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. The base word, vainglory , dates all the way back to the 14th century and means “worthless glory.”
If you describe someone as vainglorious, you are critical of them because they are very proud of what they have done and boast a lot about it.
Definition of vainglorious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for VAINGLORIOUS: smug, arrogant, proud, vain, egotistical, egoistical, self-important, conceited; Antonyms of VAINGLORIOUS: humble, modest, diffident, egoless, timid, meek, self-critical, unassertive.
A vainglorious person is someone who seeks attention, admiration, or praise, and may engage in behavior that is designed to draw attention to themselves. The term can also be used to describe something that is showy or ostentatious, and may be intended to impress or dazzle others.
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The meaning of VAINGLORIOUS is marked by vainglory : boastful. How to use vainglorious in a sentence.
