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rodomontade.

Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/UK/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈteɪd/UK/ˌɹɑ.də.mənˈteɪd/US/ˌɹɑ.dəˌmɑnˈteɪd/US
  1. Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.

    countable · uncountable
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.

adj/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/UK/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈteɪd/UK/ˌɹɑ.də.mənˈteɪd/US/ˌɹɑ.dəˌmɑnˈteɪd/US
  1. 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.

verb/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/UK/ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈteɪd/UK/ˌɹɑ.də.mənˈteɪd/US/ˌɹɑ.dəˌmɑnˈteɪd/US
  1. To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.

    archaic
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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