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has gloss(noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives
boasting, boast, self-praise, jactitation
has glosseng: Boasting is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright.
lexicalizationeng: boasting
lexicalizationeng: boast
lexicalizationeng: jactitation
lexicalizationeng: self-praise
subclass of(noun) the use of language to perform some act
speech act
has subclass(noun) an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
crowing, crow, gasconade, vaporing, bragging, line-shooting, brag
has subclass(noun) vain and empty boasting
braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade, bluster
has subclass(noun) extravagant self-praise
vaunt
has subclass(noun) the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
self-assertion
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Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lexicalizationang: gielp
Bulgarian
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Czech
lexicalizationces: chvástání
lexicalizationces: vychloubání
lexicalizationces: chlouba
lexicalizationces: pýcha
lexicalizationces: sebechvála
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Mandarin Chinese
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Danish
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German
lexicalizationdeu: Prahlerei
lexicalizationdeu: Angeberei
lexicalizationdeu: Angabe
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Modern Greek (1453-)
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Esperanto
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Ewe
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Finnish
lexicalizationfin: rehentely
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French
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Gaelic
lexicalizationgla: bòst
Hebrew
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Croatian
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Hungarian
lexicalizationhun: öndicséret
lexicalizationhun: hencegés
Armenian
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Icelandic
lexicalizationisl: mont
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Italian
lexicalizationita: autoincensamento
lexicalizationita: sbruffoneria
lexicalizationita: vanteria
lexicalizationita: millanteria
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Latin
lexicalizationlat: iactantia
Old Norse
lexicalizationnon: raup
Portuguese
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Moldavian
lexicalizationron: fudulie
Russian
has glossrus: Хвастовство — черта, представляющая собой излишнее преувеличение своих достоинств, успехов и прочих качеств (иногда мнимых), хвастливый человек специально выставляет на показ какие-то свои качества, с целью выделится среди других, получить одобрение. Характерно практически всем людям в детском возрасте. Сергей Иванович Ожегов в своем словаре определял Хвастовство, как — «Неумеренное восхваление чего-нибудь своего, своих достоинств».
lexicalizationrus: Хвастовство
lexicalizationrus: бахвальство
Slovak
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Castilian
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Turkish
lexicalizationtur: övünme
Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: самовихваляння
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