Definition of vainglorious in English:

vainglorious

adjective veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəs

literary

Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.
this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility
Example sentencesExamples
- The ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, warns Scrooge of his vainglorious ways.
- His fatuous smile alone would have aroused their ire before he opened his vainglorious mouth.
- His promise to the commissioner of more to come is not just a journalist's vainglorious bluster.
- Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm the acid interviewer.
- His vainglorious speech at the Oscar ceremony claimed a new dawn for British cinema.

Derivatives

vaingloriously

adverbˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsliˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsli

literary

If the city only thinks of its own image, it is actually behaving vaingloriously.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is given the part of Pyramus, though he vaingloriously longs to play all the parts.
- She always has that vaingloriously blasé look on her face.
- There are always men like him, eager vaingloriously to display their would-be-insuperable power.
- A small bird trills its song, vaingloriously trying to compete with the thundering waters below.

vaingloriousness

nounveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsnəsˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsnəs

literary

It was an unspoken protest against vaingloriousness.
Example sentencesExamples
- If I may say so, lording your success over me by boasting that you told me so is truly the height of vaingloriousness, considering that when we last spoke I remember offering only encouragement.
- There's a vague radical unease about the vaingloriousness and opulence of it all.
- I was studying the books of eloquence; for in eloquence it was my ambition to shine, all from a damnable vaingloriousness and for the satisfaction of human vanity.
- In court papers and interviews, the two lawyers have further accused each other of vaingloriousness.

Rhymes

censorious, glorious, laborious, meritorious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, victorious

Definition of vainglorious in US English:

vainglorious

adjectiveˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsˌvānˈɡlôrēəs

literary

Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain.
this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility
Example sentencesExamples
- Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm the acid interviewer.
- The ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, warns Scrooge of his vainglorious ways.
- His fatuous smile alone would have aroused their ire before he opened his vainglorious mouth.
- His promise to the commissioner of more to come is not just a journalist's vainglorious bluster.
- His vainglorious speech at the Oscar ceremony claimed a new dawn for British cinema.

单词	vainglorious
释义	Definition of vainglorious in English: vainglorious adjective veɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəs literary Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain. this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility Example sentencesExamples The ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, warns Scrooge of his vainglorious ways. His fatuous smile alone would have aroused their ire before he opened his vainglorious mouth. His promise to the commissioner of more to come is not just a journalist's vainglorious bluster. Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm the acid interviewer. His vainglorious speech at the Oscar ceremony claimed a new dawn for British cinema. Derivatives vaingloriously adverbˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsliˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsli literary If the city only thinks of its own image, it is actually behaving vaingloriously. Example sentencesExamples He is given the part of Pyramus, though he vaingloriously longs to play all the parts. She always has that vaingloriously blasé look on her face. There are always men like him, eager vaingloriously to display their would-be-insuperable power. A small bird trills its song, vaingloriously trying to compete with the thundering waters below. vaingloriousness nounveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsnəsˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsnəs literary It was an unspoken protest against vaingloriousness. Example sentencesExamples If I may say so, lording your success over me by boasting that you told me so is truly the height of vaingloriousness, considering that when we last spoke I remember offering only encouragement. There's a vague radical unease about the vaingloriousness and opulence of it all. I was studying the books of eloquence; for in eloquence it was my ambition to shine, all from a damnable vaingloriousness and for the satisfaction of human vanity. In court papers and interviews, the two lawyers have further accused each other of vaingloriousness. Rhymes censorious, glorious, laborious, meritorious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, victorious Definition of vainglorious in US English: vainglorious adjectiveˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsˌvānˈɡlôrēəs literary Excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain. this vainglorious boast of personal infallibility Example sentencesExamples Like many vainglorious self-publicists, he probably thought he could charm the acid interviewer. The ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, warns Scrooge of his vainglorious ways. His fatuous smile alone would have aroused their ire before he opened his vainglorious mouth. His promise to the commissioner of more to come is not just a journalist's vainglorious bluster. His vainglorious speech at the Oscar ceremony claimed a new dawn for British cinema.
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