Definition of Boastfulness

1. Noun. Outspoken conceit.

Exact synonyms: Vainglory
Generic synonyms: Conceit, Conceitedness, Vanity
Derivative terms: Boastful, Vainglorious

Definition of Boastfulness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being boastful. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boastfulness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boastfulness

boarlike
boars
boart
boarts
boas
boast
boastance
boasted
boaster
boasters
boastest
boasteth
boastful
boastfull
boastfully
boastfulness (current term)
boastfulnesses
boasting
boastingly
boastings
boastive
boastless
boasts
boat
boat-billed heron
boat-race
boat-shaped
boat-shaped abdomen
boat-tail
boat bug

Literary usage of Boastfulness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Greek Philosophy from the Earliest Period to the Time of Socrates by Eduard Zeller (1881)
"... account of his boastfulness, his avarice, and the undisguised selfishness of his principles ; Euthydemus and ..."

2. A Practical Guide to the Prophecies: With Reference to Their Interpretation by Edward Bickersteth (1841)
"CONSUMING OF POPERY, AND ITS boastfulness. The pillage of the Papal States by the French in 1797, was such as to drain them of its specie, and to take away ..."

3. The Moral Philosophy of Aristotle: Consisting of a Translation of the by Aristotle, Walter Mooney Hatch, William Archibald Spooner (1879)
"boastfulness has Г ' . , ,r . . " The man who lays claim to qualities superior to what he really possesses, without any particular object to serve, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Boastfulness on Dictionary.com!Search for Boastfulness on Thesaurus.com!Search for Boastfulness on Google!Search for Boastfulness on Wikipedia!

Search