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Braggart

noun/kˈæθɑːɹɹˌɪzəm/
Definition
a very boastful and talkative person
exhibiting self-importance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæθɑːɹɹˌɪzəm/
🇬🇧British English
/keɪjˈuːkəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/keɪjˈuːkəʊ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæθɑːɹɹˌɪzəm/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna very boastful and talkative person
adjectiveexhibiting self-importance
“big talk”
Word Forms
bragverbshow off
boastverbshow off
vauntverbshow off
boastfulnessnounoutspoken conceit
bragnounan instance of boastful talk
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Angeber
eine sehr prahlerische und gesprächige Person
🇫🇷French
fanfaron
une personne très vantarde et bavarde
🇪🇸Spanish
fanfarrón
una persona muy jactanciosa y habladora
🇮🇹Italian
spaccone
una persona molto vanagloriosa e loquace
🇳🇱Dutch
opschepper
een zeer opschepperig en spraakzaam persoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
fanfarrão
uma pessoa muito arrogante e falante
🇷🇺Russian
хвастун
очень хвастливый и разговорчивый человек
India
🇮🇳Hindi
डींगमार
बहुत घमंडी और बातूनी व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
দম্ভ
খুব গর্বিত এবং কথাবার্তা ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
தற்பெருமை பேசுபவர்
மிகவும் தற்பெருமை மற்றும் பேசக்கூடிய நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
గొప్పగా చెప్పుకునేవాడు
చాలా గొప్పగా మాట్లాడే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
बढाई मारणे
एक अतिशय उद्दाम आणि बोलकी व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
બડાઈ
ખૂબ જ ઘમંડી અને વાચાળ વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಡಾಯಿಕೋರ
ತುಂಬಾ ಜಂಬದ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊങ്ങച്ചക്കാരൻ
വളരെ പൊങ്ങച്ചവും സംസാരശേഷിയുമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੇਖੀ
ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਘਮੰਡੀ ਅਤੇ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈینگ مارنا
بہت مغرور اور بات کرنے والا شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
吹牛
一个非常自夸和健谈的人
🇯🇵Japanese
天狗
とても自慢話でおしゃべりな人
🇰🇷Korean
바람둥이
엄청 자랑하고 말이 많은 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hay khoe khoang
một người rất khoe khoang và nói nhiều
🇹🇭Thai
อวดดี
เป็นคนโอ้อวดและช่างพูดมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
pembual
orang yang sangat sombong dan banyak bicara
🇵🇭Filipino
mayabang
napakayabang at madaldal na tao
🇲🇾Malay
bangang
seorang yang sangat sombong dan suka bercakap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثرثار
شخص متفاخر جدا و ثرثار
🇮🇷Persian
لاف زن
فردی بسیار مغرور و پرحرف
🇹🇷Turkish
palavracı
çok övünen ve konuşkan bir insan
🇮🇱Hebrew
רַברְבָן
אדם מאוד מתפאר ודיבור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'braggart'?
The primary meaning of 'braggart' is 'a very boastful and talkative person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'braggart' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'braggart' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'braggart' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'braggart' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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