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Synonyms for braggadocio

Grammar : Noun
Spell : brag-uh-doh-shee-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌbræg əˈdoʊ ʃiˌoʊ

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Définition of braggadocio

Origin :
  • Spenser's coinage, 1590, as a name for his personification of vainglory, from brag, with augmentative ending by analogy to the Italian words then in vogue in England. In general use by 1594 for "an empty swaggerer;" of the talk of such persons, from 1734.
  • noun braggart
  • noun boast
Example sentences :
  • She began to talk of priests in a tone of contempt and braggadocio.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Drayton made up to Greta and the parson with an air of braggadocio.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • It makes jealousies, braggadocio and keeps up the fight spirit.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • It was all braggadocio on her part; but it had the desired effect.
  • Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird
  • It was nothing but the vain boast of a brute, a coward and a braggadocio!
  • Extract from : « Her Mother's Secret » by Emma D. E. N. Southworth
  • I therefore told him, in so many words, that he was a braggadocio, and could not do what he said.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
  • That story shows about the time when Nolan's braggadocio must have broken down.
  • Extract from : « If, Yes and Perhaps » by Edward Everett Hale
  • His manner suggested a mixture of braggadocio and self-distrust.
  • Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
  • But courage, not unmixed with braggadocio, was still the character of the time.
  • Extract from : « The Eighteen Christian Centuries » by James White
  • But the warrior's braggadocio received a sharp check from Titokowaru.
  • Extract from : « The adventures of Kimble Bent » by James Cowan

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