boastfulness
/'boustfulnis/
Definition
Noun: 1. The quality of being boastful; excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements, often expressed in an outspoken or arrogant manner. Boastfulness is characterized by a tendency to talk about oneself, one's abilities, or one's possessions with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.
Usage
The noun "boastfulness" describes a personal trait or an instance of behavior. It is used to label the characteristic of someone who boasts frequently or to comment on the nature of a specific statement or action. * It is often used in formal or critical contexts to describe negative behavior. * It typically functions as the subject or object of a sentence.
Examples
- His constant boastfulness about his wealth made him unpopular among his peers.
- The interview was more notable for the candidate's boastfulness than for any substantive policy details.
- We were tired of her boastfulness regarding her children's accomplishments.
Advanced Usage
- "an air of boastfulness": A manner or attitude that suggests someone is boastful.
- Despite his success, he managed to avoid any air of boastfulness.
Variants and Related Words
- Boastful (adjective): Having or showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.
- He was boastful about his promotion.
- Boast (verb/noun): (v.) To talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. (n.) An act of boasting.
- He boasted that he could finish the task in an hour. / That claim was an empty boast.
Synonyms
- Braggadocio: Boastful or arrogant behavior, or empty boasting.
- Vainglory: Excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements; overly vain ostentation.
- Conceit: Excessive pride in oneself.
- Arrogance: An attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner.
Antonyms
- Modesty: The quality of being modest; not thinking too highly of oneself.
- Humility: A modest or low view of one's own importance.
Idioms and Phrases
- Full of boastfulness: Entirely characterized by boasting.
- His speech was full of boastfulness and contained few concrete plans.
Noun
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outspoken conceit
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