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Meaning of "braggadocio" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRAGGADOCIO

From Braggadocchio, name of a boastful character in Spenser's Faerie Queene; probably from braggart + Italian -occhio (augmentative suffix).
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAGGADOCIO

braggadocio  [ˌbræɡəˈdəʊtʃɪˌəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAGGADOCIO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Braggadocio is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAGGADOCIO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of braggadocio in the English dictionary

The definition of braggadocio in the dictionary is vain empty boasting. Other definition of braggadocio is a person who boasts; braggart.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRAGGADOCIO


adagio
əˈdɑːdʒɪˌəʊ
audio
ˈɔːdɪˌəʊ
cameo
ˈkæmɪˌəʊ
capriccio
kəˈprɪtʃɪˌəʊ
internuncio
ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ
Kuroshio
kəˈrəʊʃɪˌəʊ
Lashio
ˈlæʃɪˌəʊ
Mogadiscio
ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃɪˌəʊ
mustachio
məˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
nuncio
ˈnʌnʃɪˌəʊ
olio
ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ
patio
ˈpætɪˌəʊ
petitio
pɪˈtɪʃɪˌəʊ
pistachio
pɪˈstɑːʃɪˌəʊ
ratio
ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ
rodeo
ˈrəʊdɪˌəʊ
scenario
sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ
Scorpio
ˈskɔːpɪˌəʊ
studio
ˈstjuːdɪˌəʊ
video
ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAGGADOCIO

braeheid
Braemar
braes
brag
Braga
Brage
Bragg
Bragg´s law
braggadocious
braggart
braggartism
braggartly
bragged
bragger
bragging
bragging rights
braggingly
braggy
Bragi
bragly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAGGADOCIO

Agostino di Duccio
Ajaccio
bocaccio
Boccaccio
braccio
capuccio
carpaccio
catenaccio
ex officio
fascio
libeccio
Masaccio
papal nuncio
pasticcio
pronuncio
Riccio
senecio
tercio
viola da braccio

Synonyms and antonyms of braggadocio in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «braggadocio» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAGGADOCIO

Find out the translation of braggadocio to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of braggadocio from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «braggadocio» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夸父
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

braggadocio
570 millions of speakers

English

braggadocio
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शेख़ीबाज़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التبجح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бахвальство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

braggadocio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হামবড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanfaronnade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Braggadocio
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prahlerei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自慢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허풍
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Braggadocio
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nói phách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்புகழ்ச்சியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुशारकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

palavra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

millanteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

braggadocio
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвастощі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lăudăroșenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καυχησιάρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opschepperij
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

braggadocio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

braggadocio
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of braggadocio

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGADOCIO»

The term «braggadocio» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.263 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAGGADOCIO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «braggadocio» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «braggadocio» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about braggadocio

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2 QUOTES WITH «BRAGGADOCIO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word braggadocio.
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Two Chainz
Hip-hop deals with bragging and braggadocio, being boastful. It's always been about who's got the most money.
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John Shimkus
Saddam Hussein played a terrible game of trying to deceive the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. Everyone bought it. The United States called him on his braggadocio, and we are all paying for the results - especially the American taxpayer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAGGADOCIO»

Discover the use of braggadocio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to braggadocio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Rap
Bragging and boasting, known as braggadocio content, have always been an important part of hip-hop lyrics and are an art form all in themselves. This type of content, combined with putdowns, insults, and disses against real or imaginary ...
Paul Edwards, 2009
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Commentary on First, Second, and Third John (Commentary on ...
If anyone is loving the world, the love of the Father isn't in him,16because everything in the world—[namely,] the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the braggadocio of livelihood—isn't from the Father; rather, it's from the world [= has its ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2011
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Word Power Made Easy
(1) Braggadocio — brag a do'shi o (2) Encomium — en ko'mi um (3) Gibberish— jib'ur ish (4) Diatribe— di'a tribe (5) Jeremiab — jer e my'ad (6) Expletive — ex'pli tiv II. And this is how the 6 nouns may be used in appropriate sentences.
Namrata Palta, 2006
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Commentary on the New Testament
braggadocio—characteristics of human beings—“the world” consists of human beings. The distinction between “the things in the world” and the world itself confirms that the world consists of human beings. And according to 3:1, 6; John 1: 10 ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2010
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Exploring Missouri Highways: Trip Trivia
Place Name One tradition insists this community was named to remember Braggadocio, the comically dishonorable knight from Edmund Spenser's epic poem, The Faerie Queene, which was first published in 1 590 as a vast allegorical ...
‎2007
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Geometric Sans-Serif Typefaces, Including: Futura ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Geometric sans-serif typefaces.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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The Earthquake that Never Went Away: The Shaking Stopped in ...
SLIDE #107 LOCATlON P Six Mile View of Bootheel Lineament Looking North From Braggadocio Big Boils to The Beach This is an excellent long view of the Bootheel Lineament. We are six miles south of "The Beach," which you can actually ...
David Stewart, Ray Knox, 1993
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The Faerie Queen and Other Poems
The wretch, yielding himself Braggadocio's humble thrall, kissedhis stirrup, and hailed him as his liege lord.Byandby the liegeman began towax more bold, "and, when he felt the folly ofhis lord,"to display hisown true nature.From that day he ...
Edmund Spenser, 2014
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Callipygia
possible, that, had it not been for the Interruption that happened at that moment, Sir Braggadocio, who had taken aboard a goodish supply of usquebae thus far in the morning, well, he could easily have carried on his meandering monologue ...
Lin Carter, 1988
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
... attack burlesque braggadocio derives from the name of Braggadocchio, a character. braggadocio. (noun) = boasting and swaggering for etymology, see box opposite e.g. Cherie Blair found her husband's soothing comments a bulwark . 24.
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAGGADOCIO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term braggadocio is used in the context of the following news items.
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Here's the Root of Our Financial Problems
He responded: “Inattention, distraction, lack of interest, poor preparation, genuine stupidity, timidity, braggadocio, emotional imbalance, ... «Money, Jul 15»
2
Vince Staples: Summertime '06
He plainly lays out the narrative of his youth with familiar braggadocio (“Birds and the bees, they wannabees / They'll never fuck with me”) and ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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Jerry Weintraub dies at 77; producer made 'Karate Kid,' 'Ocean's …
Weintraub was well-known for that kind of braggadocio, but it was hard to argue with him. In a career that spanned half a century, he proved a ... «CTNow, Jul 15»
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The Bottom Line: 'Among The Ten Thousand Things' By Julia Pierpont
... the book, managing to portray a 11-year-old girl's internal confusion with the same sure-footedness as her father's self-centered braggadocio. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Adrian Younge presents – Twelve Reasons To Die II (starring …
... Born and Chino XL on Death's Invitation, a speed-rap tale-telling frenzy, rhymes coming down in an avalanche, all plot and no braggadocio. «The Skinny, Jul 15»
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Bajazet | Pinchgut Opera
Lowrey is full of horny petulance and braggadocio as Tamerlano, while Edmonds is sublime as Asteria. Helen Sherman (Irene) is erotic and ... «Australian Stage Online, Jul 15»
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Company selling hacking software to Uncle Sam was hacked
With an added braggadocio, the hacker even compromised its Twitter account in a Washington Post report. Hacking Team is one of numerous ... «National Monitor, Jul 15»
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'I'm the best athlete of all time': Anthony Mundine throws down …
Like Mundine, he has drawn criticism for his unapologetic braggadocio and flaunting of his incredible wealth. He also has a history of domestic ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Boys ride, real men fly
These are not the braggadocio types – they let their lifestyles and wealth do the talking while they continue with their quest of making more ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
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Penelope Spheeris's rock films trilogy finally comes to home video
Ludicrous braggadocio aside, there's something quaintly relatable about their outsize goals. Only occasionally, as in a harrowing scene ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

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