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vaunt vs self-praise

self-praise vs vaunt

vaunt and self-praise both are nouns.

vaunt is a verb but self-praise is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vaunt Yes No Yes No
self-praise Yes No No No
As nouns, self-praise is a hypernym of vaunt; that is, self-praise is a word with a broader meaning than vaunt:
  • vaunt: extravagant self-praise
  • self-praise: speaking of yourself in superlatives
Other hypernyms of vaunt include boast, boasting, jactitation.
vaunt (noun) self-praise (noun)
extravagant self-praise speaking of yourself in superlatives
vaunt (verb) self-praise (verb)
show off
Difference between vaunt and self-praise

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