rodomontade.
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Meaning & usage
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Where this word comes from
From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.
Pretentiously boastful.
Where this word comes from
From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.
To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.
Where this word comes from
From French rodomontade, a reference to Rodomonte, a boastful character in the Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato (1483) and its sequel Orlando furioso (1506–1532). Doublet of rodomontado.
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