boasting
Definition
Noun: - Speaking of yourself in superlatives: The act of praising oneself excessively; talking with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. It is often viewed as an unattractive or arrogant display of self-satisfaction.
Usage
"Boasting" is used to describe the act of making boastful statements. It is typically a negative or critical term, implying that the speaker is being immodest or trying too hard to impress others. - It is commonly preceded by verbs like stop, hate, detest, or is just. - It can be modified by adjectives like empty, constant, arrogant, or childish.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "to be given to boasting": To have a habitual tendency to boast.
- He is a competent manager but is unfortunately given to boasting about minor successes.
- "without boasting": Used to introduce a statement that could be seen as boastful, in an attempt to sound modest.
- And, without boasting, I think my solution is the most efficient one.
Variants and Related Words
- Boast (verb/noun): The verb form meaning to speak with excessive pride. As a noun, it can mean a boastful statement or, in a positive sense, a source of pride.
- Verb: He boasts that he never loses. Noun: His greatest boast is his honesty.
- Boastful (adjective): Characterized by or given to boasting.
- She found his boastful attitude very off-putting.
- Boaster (noun): A person who boasts frequently.
- He has a reputation as a loud boaster.
Synonyms
- Bragging: Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably.
- Vaunting: A more formal or literary term for boasting.
- Crowing: Expressing gleeful or triumphant pride, often loudly.
- Swaggering: Boasting or behaving in a confident, arrogant, or self-satisfied way.
Antonyms
- Modesty: The quality of being modest; not talking proudly about one's abilities or achievements.
- Humility: A modest view of one's own importance.
- Self-deprecation: The act of belittling or undervaluing oneself; being modest.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "All talk and no action": Used to describe someone who boasts but does not deliver results. This idiom is related to the concept of empty boasting.
- Don't listen to his promises; he's all talk and no action.
- "Blow one's own trumpet/horn": To boast about one's own achievements or abilities.
- I don't like to blow my own trumpet, but the project was a huge success.
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speaking of yourself in superlatives
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