vainglorious
/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "And the Apoſtle [Paul] ſeems here moſt peculiarly to have directed this Encomium of the Gospel, as a Defiance to the Philoſophers of his Time, the Fluſtring Vain-glorious Greeks, vvho pretended ſo much to magnify, and even Adore the VViſdom they profeſſed, […]"
- "I sat in the sun on a bench; the animal within me licking the chops of memory; the spiritual side a little drowsed, promising subsequent penitence, but not yet moved to begin. After all, I reflected I was like my neighbours; and then I smiled, comparing myself with other men, comparing my active goodwill with the lazy cruelty of their neglect. And at the very moment of that vainglorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most deadly shuddering."
- ""So kindly keep the vainglorious enumeration of your pots for the benefit of those village idiots who compose your particular set of boozing companions.""
- "Railway engines have been attacked with gunfire by raiding aircraft on both sides of the Channel and the impression has grown up that they are defenceless monsters to be pestered with impunity. The first engine to disprove this vainglorious theory was, we are glad to note, a British one. [The locomotive boiler exploded, causing the aircraft to crash.]"
- "These attacks follow a familiar pattern: Their targets represent a threat to Trump’s vainglorious self-image."
Etymology
From Middle English veinglorious, from Old French vain glorios, from Latin vānus (“empty”) + glōriōsus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/
- British English: /ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/
Inflected Forms
more vainglorious (comparative)
most vainglorious (superlative)