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Definition of Rodomontade
1. Noun. Vain and empty boasting.
Generic synonyms: Boast, Boasting, Jactitation, Self-praise
Derivative terms: Bluster
Definition of Rodomontade
1. n. Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.
2. v. i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
Definition of Rodomontade
1. Adjective. Pretentiously boastful. ¹
2. Noun. Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour. ¹
3. Verb. To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rodomontade
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rodomontade
1. Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. "I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible." (Dryden) Origin: F, fr. It. Rodomontana. See Rodomont. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rodomontade
Literary usage of Rodomontade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"BRAS'ÍY, mí/, qui »les qualités de l'airain, dur comme l'airain ; impudent.
BRATE, аф*. brave, courageux, bardi. BRAVA'DO, j. bravade,/, rodomontade ..."
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