Vainglory

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]
     Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty
     pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
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           He had nothing of vainglory.             --Bacon.


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           The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his
           neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
                                                    --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vainglory
       n : outspoken conceit [syn: {boastfulness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "vainglory":
     amour-propre, arrogance, autoeroticism, boastfulness, bombast,
     complacency, consequentiality, ego trip, egoism, egotism,
     exhibition, flaunting, haughtiness, narcism, narcissism,
     overproudness, overweening pride, pride, self-admiration,
     self-advertisement, self-advertising, self-applause,
     self-approbation, self-complacency, self-congratulation,
     self-consequence, self-content, self-delight, self-endearment,
     self-esteem, self-glorification, self-gratulation, self-importance,
     self-infatuation, self-laudation, self-love, self-praise,
     self-respect, self-satisfaction, self-sufficiency, self-vaunting,
     self-worship, smugness, vaingloriousness, vainness, vanity