vainglorious

English

WOTD – 11 December 2008

Etymology

From Old French vain glorios, from Latin vānus (“empty”) + glōriōsus

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs

Adjective

vainglorious (comparative more vainglorious, superlative most vainglorious)

With excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

Related terms

vainglory

Translations

with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride

Armenian: փառամոլ (hy) (pʿaṙamol)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: zpupný m, chvástavý m
Dutch: verwaand (nl)
Finnish: turhamainen (fi), turhantärkeä
French: orgueilleux (fr) m, vaniteux (fr) m, fanfaron (fr) m

German: hochmütig (de)
Greek: ματαιόδοξος (el) (mataiódoxos)
Italian: vanaglorioso
Portuguese: vanglorioso m
Russian: тщесла́вный (ru) (tščeslávnyj)
Spanish: vanidoso (es) m, soberbio (es) m, fachendoso m, perdonavidas m, fanfarrón (es) m

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