braggart
/'brægət/
Definition
Noun:
- A very boastful and talkative person: A "braggart" is a person who boasts or brags excessively about their achievements, possessions, or abilities, often in a loud and annoying manner.
Adjective:
- Exhibiting self-importance; boastful: Used to describe a person, behavior, or speech that is characterized by excessive pride and self-praise.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- He was known as a braggart who constantly talked about his wealth.
- Don't be such a braggart; let your actions speak for themselves.
Adjective:
- His braggart claims about his athletic prowess were quickly disproven.
- She dismissed his braggart stories as pure exaggeration.
Advanced Usage
"to be a braggart": to habitually behave as a boastful person.
- He couldn't help but be a braggart at every social gathering.
"braggart tone/manner": describing the style of speech or behavior.
- He answered every question with a braggart tone, irritating his colleagues.
Variants and Related Words
- Brag (verb): To talk boastfully.
- He loves to brag about his new car.
- Braggadocio (noun): Boastful or arrogant behavior; empty boasting.
- His speech was full of braggadocio and lacked substance.
Synonyms
- Boaster: A person who boasts.
- Blowhard: A boastful or pompous person (informal).
- Egomaniac: A person who is obsessively self-centered (implies a stronger psychological condition).
Antonyms
- Modest person: A person who is unassuming in the estimation of their abilities.
- Humble individual: A person who shows a modest or low view of their own importance.
Related Idioms
- All talk and no action: Describes someone, like a braggart, who makes many boasts but does not follow through.
- He promised to fix everything, but he's all talk and no action.
Adjective
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exhibiting self-importance
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big talk
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Noun
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a very boastful and talkative person
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