vaunted

UK: /ˈvɔːntɪd/ US: (vôn′tid, vän′-)

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vaunt•ed  (vôn′tid, vän′-), adj. 

1. praised boastfully or excessively:
   the vaunted beauties of Paris.

• vaunt + -ed² 1625–35

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vaunt /vɔnt, vɑnt/   v. [~ + object]

1. to boast of;
   brag about:
   to vaunt one's achievements.

vaunt•ed, adj. [before a noun]

a vaunted tennis team.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

vaunt  (vônt, vänt), v.t. 

1. to speak vaingloriously of;
   boast of:
   to vaunt one's achievements.

v.i. 

2. to speak boastfully;
   brag.

n. 

3. a boastful action or utterance.

• Late Latin vānitāre, frequentative of *vānāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain. See vanity
• Middle French vanter to boast
• Middle English vaunten 1350–1400

vaunt′er, n. 
vaunt′ing•ly, adv. 

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vaunt / vɔːnt/ verb

1. (transitive) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
2. (intransitive) to use boastful language; brag

noun

1. a boast

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain

ˈvaunter noun