Braggadocio

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A braggart.
  • n. Empty or pretentious bragging.
  • n. A swaggering, cocky manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A braggart.
  • n. Empty boasting.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer.
  • n. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A boasting fellow; a braggart.
  • n. Empty boasting; brag: as, “tiresome braggadocio,”
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. vain and empty boasting
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    boast    self-praise    jactitation    boasting   
    Cross Reference
    machismo   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    braggart    boaster    swaggerer    pretension    boasting   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vaunter    roisterer    hector    bluster    fanfaron    semi-related    braggart    rhodomontade    bragger    boaster