"vainglory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ [UK] Audio: En-vainglory.ogg [US] Forms: vainglories [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waynglori||worthless glory}} Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), {{der|en|fro|vaine glorie}} Old French vaine glorie, {{der|en|ML.|vāna glōria}} Medieval Latin vāna glōria, {{der|en|la|vāna||empty, groundless, boastful}} Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”), {{m|la|glōria||fame, ambition, boasting}} glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|ang|īdel wuldor||vain glory}} Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”), {{m|ang|īdelġielp||vainglory}} īdelġielp (“vainglory”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vainglory (countable and uncountable, plural vainglories)
  1. Excessive vanity. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (excessive vanity): κενοδοξία (kenodoxía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), тщесла́вие (tšteslávie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), turhamaisuus (Finnish), პატივმოყვარეობა (ṗaṭivmoq̇vareoba) (Georgian), Eitelkeit [feminine] (German), ματαιοδοξία (mataiodoxía) [feminine] (Greek), elbizakodott gőg (Hungarian), vanagloria [feminine] (Italian), vanglória [feminine] (Portuguese), тщесла́вие (tščeslávije) [neuter] (Russian), vanagloria [feminine] (Spanish), марносла́вство (marnoslávstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-vainglory-en-noun-~2jg0M-H Disambiguation of 'excessive vanity': 87 6 6 1
  2. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (boastful, unwarranted pride): κενοδοξία (kenodoxía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), самохвалство (samohvalstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), uk-m-mẽŋa (Farefare), turhamaisuus (Finnish), gloriole [feminine] (French), პატივმოყვარეობა (ṗaṭivmoq̇vareoba) (Georgian), Prahlerei [feminine] (German), Ruhmsucht [feminine] (German), ματαιοδοξία (mataiodoxía) [feminine] (Greek), kérkedés (Hungarian), vanglória [feminine] (Portuguese), orgoliu [neuter] (Romanian), тщесла́вие (tščeslávije) [neuter] (Russian), спесь (spesʹ) [feminine] (Russian), vanagloria [feminine] (Spanish), jactancia [feminine] (Spanish), pamansa (Tagalog), марносла́вство (marnoslávstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-vainglory-en-noun-Gxc4Ekvi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 48 9 4 13 Disambiguation of 'boastful, unwarranted pride': 7 75 17 1
  3. Vain, ostentatious display. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (vain, ostentatious display): суета (sueta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), პატივმოყვარეობა (ṗaṭivmoq̇vareoba) (Georgian), ტრაბახობა (ṭrabaxoba) (Georgian), Prahlerei [feminine] (German), hencegés (Hungarian), vanglória [feminine] (Portuguese), тщесла́вие (tščeslávije) [neuter] (Russian), хвастли́вость (xvastlívostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), vanagloria [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vainglory-en-noun-Iey~7x2W Disambiguation of 'vain, ostentatious display': 2 7 90 1
  4. A regarding of oneself with undue favor. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a regarding of oneself with undue favor): vaine gloire [feminine] (French), პატივმოყვარეობა (ṗaṭivmoq̇vareoba) (Georgian), ტრაბახობა (ṭrabaxoba) (Georgian), beképzeltség (Hungarian), vanglória [feminine] (Portuguese), тщесла́вие (tščeslávije) [neuter] (Russian), хвастли́вость (xvastlívostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-vainglory-en-noun-TZHDz5QK Disambiguation of 'a regarding of oneself with undue favor': 1 1 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vaingloriness, vainglorious

Verb [English]

IPA: /veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/ [UK] Audio: En-vainglory.ogg [US] Forms: vainglories [present, singular, third-person], vainglorying [participle, present], vaingloried [participle, past], vaingloried [past]
Etymology: From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waynglori||worthless glory}} Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), {{der|en|fro|vaine glorie}} Old French vaine glorie, {{der|en|ML.|vāna glōria}} Medieval Latin vāna glōria, {{der|en|la|vāna||empty, groundless, boastful}} Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”), {{m|la|glōria||fame, ambition, boasting}} glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|ang|īdel wuldor||vain glory}} Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”), {{m|ang|īdelġielp||vainglory}} īdelġielp (“vainglory”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} vainglory (third-person singular simple present vainglories, present participle vainglorying, simple past and past participle vaingloried)
  1. (intransitive) To boast; to act in a vain manner. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-vainglory-en-verb-0TYpMC3i

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The pew would soon want new flooring, Mr. Dangerfield thought, and the Castlemallard arms and supporters, a rather dingy piece of vainglory, overhanging the main seat on the wall, would be nothing the worse of a little fresh gilding and paint.",
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          "word": "суета"
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          "roman": "ṗaṭivmoq̇vareoba",
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          "word": "პატივმოყვარეობა"
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        {
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          "roman": "ṭrabaxoba",
          "sense": "vain, ostentatious display",
          "word": "ტრაბახობა"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "vain, ostentatious display",
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          "word": "Prahlerei"
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          "sense": "vain, ostentatious display",
          "word": "hencegés"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "īdel wuldor",
        "3": "",
        "4": "vain glory"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "īdelġielp",
        "3": "",
        "4": "vainglory"
      },
      "expansion": "īdelġielp (“vainglory”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vainglories",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vainglorying",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaingloried",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaingloried",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "vainglory (third-person singular simple present vainglories, present participle vainglorying, simple past and past participle vaingloried)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vain‧glo‧ry"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To boast; to act in a vain manner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boast",
          "boast"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To boast; to act in a vain manner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-vainglory.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/En-vainglory.ogg/En-vainglory.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/En-vainglory.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vainglory"
}

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