vaunt means an instance of vaunting; a boast. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.
vaunt is pronounced /vɔːnt/.
Why “vaunt” is a great word
VAUNT — [Verb] To speak boastfully, making a vain or ostentatious display of one's worth or possessions. From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Late Latin vanitare ("to brag"), from Latin vānus ("vain, empty, boastful"). Unlike "boast," a general expression of pride, or "exhibit," a neutral showing, to vaunt is to perform one's hollow triumphs for an audience. It is the empty suit of armor gleaming in a forgotten hall, the gilded carriage rattling down a muddy street, the politician's promise echoing in an empty chamber—a proclamation whose vigor reveals only the air it seeks to fill.
noun
- An instance of vaunting; a boast.“the spirits beneath, whom I seduced / with other promises and other vaunts”
- The first part.“the vaunt and firstlings of those broils”
verb
- To speak boastfully.“"The number," said he, "is great, but what can be expected from mere citizen soldiers? They vaunt and menace in time of safety; none are so arrogant when the enemy is at a distance; but when the din of war thunders at the gates they hide themselves in terror."”
- To speak boastfully about.
- To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.“Near-synonym: flaunt”