Braggart

//ˈbɹæɡɑːt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who constantly brags or boasts.

    "O I could play the woman with mine eyes, / And Braggart with my tongue."

  2. 2
    a very boastful and talkative person wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by boasting; boastful.

    "O my fair Mistress, Truth! Shall I quit thee, / For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    exhibiting self-importance wordnet

Synonyms

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braggerblowhardboasterboasterbraggadociovaunter

Example

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"Sami was a braggart and a bore."

Etymology

From Middle French bragard (“bragging, flaunting, vain", also "a showy, arrogant individual”), from braguer (“to boast, brag”). No firm relation to English brag has been established.

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