vaunt
An instance of vauntingAn instance of vaunting; a boast.
» For all the city's vaunted progressivism, it has some of the highest private school enrollment numbers in the country.
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2 sensesAn instance of vaunting; a boast.
хвастовство́xvastovstvó
(obsolete)The first part.
- extravagant self-praise
Examples
2 sentencesFor all the city's vaunted progressivism, it has some of the highest private school enrollment numbers in the country.
The weather was favorable, and the view, in Richter's opinion, far surpassed the much-vaunted panorama from the Krimmler Tauern.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, fromFrom Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Latin vānus (“vain, boastful”).
From French avant (“before, fore”). See avant, vanguard.
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