vainglory

n., pl., -ries.

1. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
2. Vain, ostentatious display.

[Middle English vein glory, from Old French vaine gloire, from Latin vāna glōria, empty pride : vāna, feminine of vānus, empty; see vain + glōria, glory, pride.]

noun

A regarding of oneself with undue favor: amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism, egotism, narcissism, pride, vainness, vanity. Slang ego trip. See self-love/modesty.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: outspoken conceit
  Synonym: boastfulness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - praleri, forfængelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijdelheid

Français (French)
n. - suffisance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Prahlerei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ματαιοδοξία

Italiano (Italian)
vanagloria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vanglória (f)

Русский (Russian)
тщеславие, самовлюбленность, хвастовство

Español (Spanish)
n. - vanagloria

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högfärd, skrytsamhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自夸, 虚荣, 自负

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自誇, 虛榮, 自負

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 강한 자만심, 과식, 허영심

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 慢心, 虚栄心, 見え

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تكبر, استكبار, زهو, غرور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שחצנות, יהירות‬

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