Associations to the word «Vaunt»

Wiktionary

VAUNT, verb. (intransitive) To speak boastfully.
VAUNT, verb. (transitive) To speak boastfully about.
VAUNT, verb. (transitive) To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.
VAUNT, noun. A boast; an instance of vaunting.
VAUNT, noun. (obsolete) The first part.

Dictionary definition

VAUNT, noun. Extravagant self-praise.
VAUNT, verb. Show off.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche