Gasconade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instance of boastful talk

show off

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæskənˌeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈaskənˌeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈaskənˌeɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæskənˌeɪd/.

Examples

his brag is worse than his fight
whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tout vaunt bluster brag line-shooting blow boast swash shoot a line crow gas vaporing crowing bragging

Parts of Speech

noun	an instance of boastful talk “his brag is worse than his fight”
verb	show off

Word Forms

braggy	adjective	exhibiting self-importance
brag	verb	show off
crow	verb	dwell on with satisfaction
gasconade	verb	show off
boast	noun	speaking of yourself in superlatives
boaster	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
bragger	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
braggart	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
brag	noun	an instance of boastful talk
bluster	noun	vain and empty boasting
blusterer	noun	a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
vaunter	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
vaunt	noun	extravagant self-praise
gasconade	noun	an instance of boastful talk

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gasçonnade

un exemple de discours vantard

🇪🇸Spanish

gasconada

un ejemplo de charla jactanciosa

🇮🇹Italian

gasconata

un esempio di discorso vanaglorioso

🇵🇹Portuguese

gasconada

um exemplo de conversa arrogante

🇷🇺Russian

газконада

пример хвастливого разговора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपनी बड़ाई करना

शेखी बघारने वाली बातचीत का एक उदाहरण

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্যাসকোনেড

গর্বিত কথা বলার একটি উদাহরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கேஸ்கோனேட்

பெருமை பேசும் ஒரு உதாரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్యాస్కోనేడ్

గొప్పగా మాట్లాడటానికి ఒక ఉదాహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

गॅसकोनेड

बढाईखोर बोलण्याचे एक उदाहरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેસકોનેડ

ઘમંડી વાતોનું ઉદાહરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೋನೇಡ್

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಮಾತಿನ ಒಂದು ನಿದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്യാസ്കനേഡ്

അഭിമാനകരമായ സംസാരത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਸਕੋਨੇਡ

ਸ਼ੇਖੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیسکونیڈ

فخریہ گفتگو کی ایک مثال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加斯科纳德

自吹自擂的例子

🇯🇵Japanese

ガスコナード

自慢話の一例

🇰🇷Korean

자랑

자랑스러운 말의 예

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước giải khát

một ví dụ về cuộc nói chuyện khoe khoang

🇹🇭Thai

แก๊สโคเนด

ตัวอย่างของการพูดโอ้อวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlagak

contoh pembicaraan sombong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غازكوناد

مثال على الحديث المتفاخر

🇮🇷Persian

گازکناد

نمونه ای از صحبت های فخرفروشانه

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The primary meaning of 'gasconade' is 'an instance of boastful talk'.

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Using 'gasconade' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gasconade' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gasconade' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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