RODOMONTADE

braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade

(noun) vain and empty boasting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rodomontade (comparative more rodomontade, superlative most rodomontade)

Pretentiously boastful.

Noun

rodomontade (countable and uncountable, plural rodomontades)

Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

Verb

rodomontade (third-person singular simple present rodomontades, present participle rodomontading, simple past and past participle rodomontaded)

To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.

Source: Wiktionary


Rod`o*mon*tade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See Rodomont, n.]

Definition: Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. Dryden.

Rod`o*mon*tade", v. i.

Definition: To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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