Meaning

1 senses

  1. Characterized by boasting; boastful.

More definitions
  • exhibiting self-importance

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Tom is a braggart.

    Том — хвалько. — oromashka

    ruТом — хвастун. — User55521

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  2. Mary is a braggart.

    Мері — хвалько. — oromashka

    ruМэри — хвастунья. — User55521

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  3. Sami was a braggart and a bore.

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  4. No one likes a braggart.

    ruХвастунов никто не любит. — Selena777

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  5. He's a braggart.

    ruОн хвастун. — soweli_Elepanto

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Origin

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individua

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

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Forms

more braggart, most braggart
Comparativemore braggart Lesson
Superlativemost braggart Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bragB2braidbraille
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