bloviation
/bloʊvɪˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For doing my duty, I claim no credit—I seek no “bloviations”—I ask for no sacrifices—I desire no ovations— [...]"
- "Sects generally claim for their founders some successful speculators, who, whether deserving or not, had obtained reputations. Most commonly the reputation is dependant on the amount of bloviation that has been practiced, and certainly, in some instances, this has been extensive enough."
- "The members of this convention are neither fogies nor faddists nor men given to bloviation for the sole purpose of stimulating activities in real estate."
- "As critics saw it, the inaugural address of the twenty-ninth president [Warren Gamaliel Harding] was full of bloviation. Official newspaper reaction was positive if restrained."
- "The [New York] Times itself, though, is very much alive. The newspaper is less stenographic, more relevant, and in some ways an even more assuring and indispenable morning touchstone in a nonstop torrent of breaking news and a bottomless pit of bloviation."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bloʊvɪˈeɪʃən/
- British English: /bləʊvɪˈeɪʃən/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Informal
- Uncountable