vainglory

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Excessive vanity.
2. (countable, uncountable) Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
3. (countable, uncountable) Vain, ostentatious display.
4. (countable, uncountable) A regarding of oneself with undue favor.

Verb

To boast; to act in a vain manner.

Concepts

orgueil

vanité

vantardise

vaine gloire

prétention

fanfaronnade

gloriole

jactance

fierté

Synonymes

vanity

boastfulness

bragging

boasting

self-conceit

conceitedness

conceit

pride

vaingloriousness

self-centeredness

self-worship

arrogant

braggartry

boast

brag

narcissism

pretense

selfishness

self-love

self-praise

vainness

Traductions

vanagloria

vanglória

Prahlerei

vanagloria

Eitelkeit

boş gurur

vanità

jactancia

trots

hovaardij

orgulho

jactància

Hochmut

millanteria

boria

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: waynglori

Appartenant à ancien anglais: īdel wuldor

In summary

From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”).