braggadocio, bluster, rodomontade, rhodomontade
(noun) vain and empty boasting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rodomontade (comparative more rodomontade, superlative most rodomontade)
Pretentiously boastful.
rodomontade (countable and uncountable, plural rodomontades)
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
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
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
