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Meaning of "vainglorious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAINGLORIOUS

vainglorious  [ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAINGLORIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vainglorious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VAINGLORIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vainglorious

Vanity

In conventional parlance, vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic synonym for vanity, but originally meant boasting in vain, i.e. unjustified boasting; although glory is now seen as having an exclusively positive meaning, the Latin term gloria roughly means boasting, and was often used as a negative criticism.

Definition of vainglorious in the English dictionary

The definition of vainglorious in the dictionary is boastful or vain; ostentatious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAINGLORIOUS


accessorius
ˌæksɛsˈɔːrɪəs
arboreous
ɑːˈbɔːrɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
Boreas
ˈbɔːrɪəs
censorious
sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs
demeritorious
diːˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
inglorious
ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
laborious
ləˈbɔːrɪəs
meritorious
ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs
Nestorius
nɛˈstɔːrɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
Pretorius
prɪˈtɔːrɪəs
saltatorious
ˌsæltəˈtɔːrɪəs
sartorius
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs
scorious
ˈskɔːrɪəs
Sertorius
sɜːˈtɔːrɪəs
uproarious
ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs
uxorious
ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAINGLORIOUS

vaguely
vagueness
vagus
vagus nerve
vahana
vahine
vail
vain
vainesse
vaingloriously
vainglory
vainly
vainness
vair
vairy
Vaishnava
Vaishnavism
Vaisya
vaivode
vaivodeship

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAINGLORIOUS

bi-curious
carious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
gregarious
hilarious
illustrious
industrious
injurious
lugubrious
luxurious
mysterious
nefarious
precarious
serious
spurious
various
vicarious

Synonyms and antonyms of vainglorious in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vainglorious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAINGLORIOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

虚荣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vainglorious
570 millions of speakers

English

vainglorious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vainglorious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тщеславный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vainglorious
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ধত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaniteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejujuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prahlerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vainglorious
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자만심이 강한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vainglorious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay khoe khoang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செருக்கு மிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिनधास्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mağrur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vanaglorioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

próżny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марнославний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orgolios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ματαιόδοξος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roemzuchtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högfärdig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vainglorious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vainglorious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAINGLORIOUS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAINGLORIOUS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «VAINGLORIOUS»

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Brendan Gleeson
What I voice, I voice though my art, if that's not too vainglorious a word. But I don't think it is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAINGLORIOUS»

Discover the use of vainglorious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vainglorious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vainglorious
by Vicki Lake ISBN 978 1 846930546 Published: 2007 Pages: 185 Description Vainglorious Vainglorious is to give a picture of an individual's struggle for self-actualization; love seems a banal term, used in circumstances the book describes.
V. Lake, 2007
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Wax Vainglorious: the Collected Works of li’l boy and ...
A collection of entertaining, energizing and enlightening short literary works written by highly acclaimed writer Vietnamesence Rogers.
Vietnamesence Rogers, Vince Rogers, 2008
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Vainglorious Sun
Vainglorious Sun is a philosophical adventure at the cutting-edge of science and the mystical unknown. Famed biologist Xavier del Rojo Reino is an environmentalist, a genius, and a direct descendent of the last Mayan kings.
Mark D. Longo, 2012
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Vainglorious Wackos in Black Robes
During the 50 years ended 1989, the Court made 538 decisions that nullified state statutes and 62 decisions that declared federal laws to be unconstitutional.
Jimmy And Polly Madison, Polly Madison, 2006
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Listening Day
Its name was Vainglorious. Unlike all other Grokken, Vainglorious lived alone. Its insanity prevented it from posing any threat to Gorgothal's power while at the same time it made Vainglorious particularly useful to his dark Master. Vainglorious ...
David Patrick Greene, 2009
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Patterns and Perspectives in English Renaissance Drama
Mad. Lovers,. Vainglorious. Soldiers. JOHN Fletcher's The Mad Lover, never performed today and seldom read, had a sufficient reputation to be singled out for special praise in several of the commendatory verses prefixed to the 1647 ...
Eugene M. Waith, 1988
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Bentley's Miscellany
It would have been easy to discern at a glance that they belonged to the most vainglorious people then existing — a people, however, as valiant as they were vainglorious. As we cannot describe these haughty personages in detail, we shall ...
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1862
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Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and ...
For the vainglorious, image is everything. On Aquinas's account, vainglory is also different from ambition (used in the pejorative sense), another related vice.8 Ambition is the vice of excessively seeking the honor and respect that a good quality ...
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, 2009
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Above all, the book invites discussion of the way in which childhood is invoked to counter the uncomfortable truths of the adult world. -
Mark Twain, Peter Stoneley, 2007
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Commentary on Galatians (Commentary on the New Testament ...
Part of keeping in line with the Spirit is “not becom[ing] vainglorious.” To become vainglorious would be to vie for an honor that's empty because you don't deserve it, perhaps also because it comes from human beings rather than from God.
Robert H. Gundry, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAINGLORIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vainglorious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Christie's presidential run a 'vainglorious effort,' legislation to make …
Christie's presidential campaign, a vainglorious effort if there ever was one, will be derailed by hubris, a dismal record as chief executive of New Jersey, a long ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Fashion books round-up: Glossy, vainglorious, light on words ... but …
Fashion books, generally, are a paradox. While they multiply in both number and size, the information they impart decreases in inverse proportion. Glossier than ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
3
Shallow, superficial and
This time around, however, the creative team has made a shallow, superficial and vainglorious movie. The film adapts a semi-biographical novel about Ustadz ... «Jakarta Post, Apr 15»
4
Tommy Martin column: Vainglorious, thuggish, mercenary – why I …
On one hand he represents everything that's wrong with football: vainglorious, thuggish, mercenary. On the other, he's one of its crown jewels: brilliant, proud, ... «The42, Feb 15»
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Oxford University head attacks 'vainglorious' politicians
The vice-chancellor of Oxford launched an attack on “vainglorious” politicians today as he called for more foreign students to be allowed to take courses at UK ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
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Vainglorious peacock or successful breeder?
Sexual selection has dealt the peacock a harsh task. He has to look good and yet survive long enough to breed, unlike the Irish elk! The ostentation of that ... «The Earth Times, Sep 14»
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PETER HITCHENS: These vainglorious fools will march us into …
A century ago, stupid and vainglorious politicians dragged us into war. We started it as a great, rich empire and ended it as an indebted husk. Soon afterwards ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Dinesh D'Souza's America: The Vainglorious Huckster Trembles …
Here are some of the triumphant moments of recent history that make it into the climactic montage in America, the latest "America's perfect!"/"America's doomed! «Village Voice, Jul 14»
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PETER HITCHENS: David Cameron is a vainglorious fantasist. He …
I make no claims to be a good person, but I am more and more annoyed by warmongers who dress up their simple-minded, vainglorious desire to bomb ... «Daily Mail, Aug 13»
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A chat with Lou Vainglorious, Hoodlums' charismatic frontman
hoodlum preview 257x300 A chat with Lou Vainglorious, Hoodlums charismatic frontman At the end of July, up and coming rock band Hoodlums played a ... «The Independent, Aug 13»

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