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Outspoken conceit
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boastfulness
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. outspoken conceit [syn: vainglory ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boastful \Boast"ful\, a. Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly , adv. -- Boast"ful*ness , n.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being boastful.
Usage examples of boastfulness.
Fits of deep melancholy alternated with bursts of Spanish boastfulness, utterly astonishing to the modest and soberminded Englishman, who would often have fancied him inspired by usquebaugh, had he not had ocular proof of his extreme abstemiousness.
Fits of deep melancholy alternated with bursts of Spanish boastfulness, utterly astonishing to the modest and sober-minded Englishman, who would often have fancied him inspired by usquebaugh, had he not had ocular proof of his extreme abstemiousness.
We do not make these statements in a spirit of vain boastfulness, but having devoted many years to improving and perfecting surgical appliances and apparatus, and having had practical experience in the successful treatment of thousands of cases, we do say that our manner of treatment is original and employed only by us.