rodomontade
UK/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd//ˌɹɑ.də.mənˈteɪd/
rodomontade noun: vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Noun
rodomontade (countable and uncountable, plural rodomontades)
- Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
- […] the Gasconads of France, Rodomontads of Spain, Fanfaronads of Italy, and Bragadochio brags of all other countries, could no more astonish his invincible heart, then would the cheeping of a mouse a bear robbed of her whelps.1652, Thomas Urquhart, “Εκσκυβαλαυρον (The Jewel)”, in The Works of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty, Knight, Edinburgh: Thomas Maitland Dundrennan, published 1834, →ISBN, page 217
- Indeed, there is much Reaſon to imagine, that there was not the leaſt Truth in what Mr. Weſtern affirmed, eſpecially as he laid the Scene of thoſe Impurities at the Univerſity, where Mr. Allworthy had never been. In fact, the good Squire was a little too apt to indulge that Kind of Pleaſantry which...1749, Henry Fielding, “The Narrow Escape of Molly Seagrim, with Some Observations for Which We Have Been Forced to Dive Pretty Deep into Nature”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume II...
Adjective
rodomontade (comparative more rodomontade, superlative most rodomontade)
- Pretentiously boastful.
Verb
rodomontade (third-person singular simple present rodomontades, present participle rodomontading, simple past and past participle rodomontaded)
rodomontade meaning in Urdu
rodomontade in Urdu
- اندھادھند بڑائی
Examples of rodomontade in a sentence
- In fact, the good Squire was a little too apt to indulge that Kind of Pleaſantry which is generally called Rodomontade; but which may, with as much Propriety, be expreſſed by a much ſhorter Word; […]1749, Henry Fielding, “The Narrow Escape of Molly Seagrim, with Some Observations for Which We Have Been Forced to Dive Pretty Deep into...
- […]Euripides accuses Æschylus of being ‘pomp-bundle-worded,’ which I suppose means bombastic and given to rodomontade […]1873–1884 (date written), Samuel Butler, chapter XLVI, in R[ichard] A[lexander] Streatfeild, editor, The Way of All Flesh, London: Grant...
Forms of rodomontade
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rodomontades |
| alternative form (dated) | rhodomontade |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more rodomontade |
| superlative | most rodomontade |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rodomontades |
| present participle | rodomontading |
| past participle | rodomontaded |
| past | rodomontaded |
Origin of rodomontade
From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.
Words formed from rodomontade
Questions about rodomontade
- What does rodomontade mean?
- Rodomontade means vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
- What is rodomontade in Urdu?
- Rodomontade in Urdu is اندھادھند بڑائی. See Rodomontade meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use rodomontade in a sentence?
- In fact, the good Squire was a little too apt to indulge that Kind of Pleaſantry which is generally called Rodomontade; but which may, with as much Propriety, be expreſſed by a much ſhorter Word; […]
- What part of speech is rodomontade?
- Rodomontade can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce rodomontade?
- Rodomontade is pronounced /ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rodomontade?
- The plural of rodomontade is rodomontades.
Words near rodomontade in the dictionary
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