vanagloria

/banaˈɣloɾja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las vanaglorias

Meaning

  1. vainglory

    Built from vana (vain) + gloria (glory).

    • Habló con vanagloria de sus éxitos.

      He boasted vaingloriously of his successes.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • vana vain
  • gloria glory

Similar words

jactancia

Close synonyms for "boastfulness, vainglory."

Practice

1 What does vanagloria mean?

2 Fill the gap: Habló con ___ de sus éxitos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vanagloria?

nouncompound

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