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Definition of vainglory in English: vainglorynoun veɪnˈɡlɔːri mass nounliterary Excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity. 〈诗/文〉极度自负，虚荣 his vainglory put the Republic at risk Example sentencesExamples - True revolution is not about glamour, vainglory, or self-promotion.
- Yet the book is a heavy volume of historic narcissism - a magnum opus of upper-class vainglory and scrupulous evasion.
- She was ambitious to the point of vainglory.
- At the age of seventeen, brimming with optimism and ruled by vainglory, Victor leaves his native Switzerland to attend college.
- The first stanza reveals a speaker characterized by vainglory and chivalry at one and the same time.
Synonyms conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit, narcissism, self-love, self-admiration, self-regard, self-absorption, self-obsession, self-centredness, egotism, egoism, egocentrism, egomania
Derivativesadverbˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəsliˌveɪnˈɡlɔriəsli 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.
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.
OriginMiddle English: suggested by Old French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria. Rhymescacciatore, Corey, dory, Florey, flory, furore, glory, gory, hoary, hunky-dory, lory, Maury, monsignori, Montessori, multistorey, Pori, Rory, satori, saury, storey, story, Tory Definition of vainglory in US English: vainglorynoun literary Inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity. 〈诗/文〉极度自负，虚荣 his vainglory put the Republic at risk Example sentencesExamples - The first stanza reveals a speaker characterized by vainglory and chivalry at one and the same time.
- Yet the book is a heavy volume of historic narcissism - a magnum opus of upper-class vainglory and scrupulous evasion.
- True revolution is not about glamour, vainglory, or self-promotion.
- At the age of seventeen, brimming with optimism and ruled by vainglory, Victor leaves his native Switzerland to attend college.
- She was ambitious to the point of vainglory.
Synonyms conceit, conceitedness, self-conceit, narcissism, self-love, self-admiration, self-regard, self-absorption, self-obsession, self-centredness, egotism, egoism, egocentrism, egomania
OriginMiddle English: suggested by Old French vaine gloire, Latin vana gloria. |