boastful

Meaning

Tending to boast or brag.

Synonyms

proud
A2
arrogant
C1
bragging
C2
braggart
44k
vainglorious
conceited
C2
swaggering

self-aggrandising

exaggerated
C2
haughty
28k
self-aggrandizing
vain
C1
cock-a-hoop
vaunting
crowing
23k
pretentious
C2
prideful
47k
grandiloquent
big
A1
boasting
21k
braggy
thrasonical
showy
33k
spoiled
C1
talkative
C2
windy
C2
affected
B2

out spoken

bragful

self-glorifying

big-headed
blowhard
39k
boaster
brag
C1
bucko
38k
cheeky
C1
cocky
C1
egoistic
egoistical
exultant
fustian

hot-air

impudent
21k
locker room
pompous
C2
put on
quack
C2
rodomontade
self-complacent
self-conceited
Translations

jactancioso
prahlerisch
vantard
vanaglorioso
fanfaron
stolz
angeberisch
övüngen
altivo
orgueilleux

καυχησιάρης

jactanciós

spaccone

großsprecherisch

κομπαστικός

Frequency

47k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbəʊstfʊl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
bostful
In summary

From Middle English bostful, equivalent to boast + -ful.

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