vaunt

[ vawnt, vahnt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of:

   to vaunt one's achievements.

verb (used without object)

1. to speak boastfully; brag.

noun

1. a boastful action or utterance.

vaunt

/ vɔːnt /

verb

1. tr to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
2. rare.
   intr to use boastful language; brag

noun

1. a boast
2. archaic.
   ostentatious display

Derived Forms

• ˈvaunter, noun

Other Words From

• vaunter noun
• vaunting·ly adverb
• outvaunt verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunt¹

1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunt¹

C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain

Example Sentences

For Biden, it would be a diplomatic victory to vaunt before the 2024 U.S. election.

From Reuters

As the climate crisis has grown increasingly dire, many companies have turned to their landscapes to help them hit sustainability targets and vaunt their environmental bona fides.

From New York Times

Intel’s augmented reality project produced a prototype, Vaunt, which was tested with consumers.

From New York Times

In 2018, Intel shut down the Vaunt project, before selling many of its patents to North, the start-up acquired by Google.

From New York Times

When one warrior wins, typically the victory is punctuated by a witty defamatory "vaunt" that signals the champion's prowess and the loser's now-verified inadequacy.

From Salon