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jactancy

jactancy noun: boasting; bragging.

Noun

jactancy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) boasting; bragging

Origin of jactancy

From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.

Questions about jactancy

What does jactancy mean?
Jactancy means boasting; bragging.
What part of speech is jactancy?
Jactancy is a noun.

Words near jactancy in the dictionary

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

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