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crowing vs jactitation

jactitation vs crowing

crowing and jactitation both are nouns.

crowing is an adjective but jactitation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crowing Yes Yes No No
jactitation Yes No No No
As nouns, jactitation is a hypernym of crowing; that is, jactitation is a word with a broader meaning than crowing:
  • crowing: an instance of boastful talk
  • jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of crowing include boast, boasting, self-praise.
crowing (noun) jactitation (noun)
an instance of boastful talk (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
speaking of yourself in superlatives
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
crowing (adjective) jactitation (adjective)
exhibiting self-importance
Difference between crowing and jactitation

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