Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jactancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jac-tan-cy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

boasting; bragging

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: jactantia

Usage

Questions

What does jactancy mean?: boasting; bragging
Where does jactancy come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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