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vaingloriness

vaingloriness noun: the state, quality, or condition of vainglory.

Noun

vaingloriness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of vainglory.

Forms of vaingloriness

alternative formvain-gloriness

Origin of vaingloriness

From vainglory + -ness.

Questions about vaingloriness

What does vaingloriness mean?
Vaingloriness means the state, quality, or condition of vainglory.
What part of speech is vaingloriness?
Vaingloriness is a noun.

Words near vaingloriness in the dictionary

  1. vainesse
  2. vainest
  3. vainful
  4. vaingloried
  5. vainglories
  6. vaingloriness
  7. vainglorious
  8. vaingloriously
  9. vaingloriousness
  10. vainglory
  11. vainglorying

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