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jactance

jactance noun: boasting; bragging; showing off.

Noun

jactance (uncountable)

  1. (formal) Boasting; bragging; showing off.
    Synonyms:
    jactation

Synonyms of jactance

Origin of jactance

From French jactance.

Questions about jactance

What does jactance mean?
Jactance means boasting; bragging; showing off.
What part of speech is jactance?
Jactance is a noun.

Words near jactance in the dictionary

  1. Jacquezes
  2. Jacqui
  3. Jacquie
  4. Jacquot
  5. Jacquots
  6. jactance
  7. jactancy
  8. jactation
  9. jactations
  10. jactitate
  11. jactitated

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