Vainglorious
[veyn-GLAWR-ee-əs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 15th century
1.
Feeling excessive pride or self-importance
2.
Given to over-the-top demonstrations of boastful pride and vanity
Examples of Vainglorious in a sentence
"His coworkers didn’t think he deserved the promotion and were irritated by his vainglorious attitude. "
"His vainglorious assertions of success were revealed to be nothing but false claims. "
About Vainglorious
Vainglorious is the adjective form of the noun vainglory. Vainglory is an empty show of vanity or boastfulness, probably undeserved. Vainglorious is the description of someone prone to this over-the-top pride.
Did you Know?
We can break down this majestic-sounding word into simple Latin parts. “Vanus” means empty or unsubstantial, and “gloriosus” means full of glory. A vainglorious attitude means the culprit probably doesn’t deserve the praise. They’re probably so vain they won’t even realize you’ve insulted them.
