boastful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈboʊstfəl/ UK /ˈbəʊstfəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
given to excessive pride in talking about oneself

He grew tiresome with his boastful tales of past triumphs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · given to excessive pride in... bragging vain conceited arrogant cocky vainglorious swaggering pompous

Opposites

modest humble self-effacing unassuming

Word family

Forms boastfulness

Derived forms boastfullyboastfulness

Related forms boast

Etymology

From boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance, presumption'), of obscure origin, perhaps Anglo-Norman or of imitative formation.

boost Middle English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# boastful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈboʊstfəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbəʊstfəl/

## Meanings
1. given to excessive pride in talking about oneself

## Examples
- He grew tiresome with his boastful tales of past triumphs.

## Synonyms
- bragging
- vain
- conceited
- arrogant
- cocky
- vainglorious
- swaggering
- pompous

## Antonyms
- modest
- humble
- self-effacing
- unassuming

## Derived Forms
- boastfully
- boastfulness

## Related Forms
- boast

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: boost

## Etymology
From boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance, presumption'), of obscure origin, perhaps Anglo-Norman or of imitative formation.

## AI Etymology
Boastful comes from boast + -ful; boast is from Middle English boost ('arrogance, presumption'), of obscure origin, perhaps Anglo-Norman or of imitative formation. The historical trail runs through Middle English boost. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means given to excessive pride in talking about oneself. Derived formations include boastfully, boastfulness; related forms include boast.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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