vainglory
pronunciation
How to pronounce vainglory in British English:
UK [ˌveɪn'ɡlɔ:rɪ]
How to pronounce vainglory in American English:
US [ˌveɪn'ɡlɔrɪ]
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- Noun:
- outspoken conceit
Word Origin
- vainglory (n.)
- c. 1200, "worthless glory, undue pomp or show," waynglori, from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vana gloria (see vain + glory (n.)).
Example
- 1. Within weeks , though , vainglory turns into a costly and bloody quagmire .
- 2. And yet there are lots of reasons to see it as vainglory .
- 3. He touched admiringly on us history and traditions , but without vainglory and not without reminding his listeners of its errors .