- Braggardism
- Braggardism Brag"gard*ism, n. [See {Braggart}.] Boastfulness; act of bragging. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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braggardism — index jactation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
jactation — noun boast, boastfulness, brag, braggadocio, braggardism, conceit, fanfaronade, gasconade, jactitation, ostentation, pretension, rodomontade, self glorification, swagger, swank, vainglory, vanity, vaunt, venditation Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… … Law dictionary
Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery … English dictionary for students
exaggeration — n 1. overstatement, Rhet. hyperbole; tall tale, Inf. fish story, old wive s tale, yarn; Sl. hot air, Inf. bull, Inf. bunk, Sl. gas; tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing; caricature, take off, distortion. 2. embellishment, magnification,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
