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braggardism

braggardism noun: boastfulness; tendency to brag.

Noun

braggardism (usually uncountable, plural braggardisms)

  1. (usually) Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
    • Why, Valentine, what Braggardiſme is this?c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • […] they could be seen venturing slowly and quietly under the projectiles, as far as the spots where the soldiers had fallen. They often crawled along on hands and knees, and endeavoured to take advantage of the various ditches and hedges, of all the protection that the ground afforded, never...1892, Émile Zola, chapter 5, in Ernest Alfred Vizetelly, transl., La Débâcle, part 2; republished as The Downfall, London: Chatto & Windus, 1893, page 252

Forms of braggardism

pluralbraggardisms

Origin of braggardism

From braggard + -ism.

Questions about braggardism

What does braggardism mean?
Braggardism means boastfulness; tendency to brag.
What part of speech is braggardism?
Braggardism is a noun.
What is the plural of braggardism?
The plural of braggardism is braggardisms.

Words near braggardism in the dictionary

  1. braggadocio
  2. braggadocioes
  3. braggadocios
  4. braggadocious
  5. braggard
  6. braggardism
  7. braggardisms
  8. braggardly
  9. braggards
  10. braggart
  11. braggartism

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