1. имя существительное хвастовство Например: to make one's / a vaunt — похваляться 2. глагол 1) хвастаться Синоним(ы): boast 2) восхвалять, превозносить, хвалить Например: The Roman matron was taught indeed to vaunt her ignorance as a virtue. — Римскую женщину приучали гордиться своим невежеством как добродетелью.
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vanter, from Late Latin vanitare, frequentative of Latin *vanare, from vanus vain intransitive verb to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments; brag transitive verb to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully Example: people who vaunt their ingenuity Synonyms: see boast • vaunter noun • vauntingly adverb II. noun 1. a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done 2. a bragging assertive statement