jactance

English

Etymology

French jactance

Noun

jactance (uncountable)

  1. (formal) Boasting; bragging; showing off.
    Synonym: jactation

Usage notes

  • Often italicized as a foreign loan.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒak.tɑ̃s/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Etymology 1

From Latin iactantia. Cognate with Spanish jactancia and Catalan jactància.

Noun

jactance f (plural jactances)

  1. boastfulness, bragging
    Synonym: vantardise
    • 1844, Honoré de Balzac, Modeste Mignon:
      Ces défauts, assez légers dans les salons dorés du faubourg Saint-Germain, [] où cette espèce de jactance, d’apprêt, de tension, si vous voulez, a pour cadre un luxe excessif, des toilettes somptueuses.
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Etymology 2

From jacter + -ance.

Noun

jactance f (plural jactances)

  1. banter
    Synonyms: bavardage, blabla
    Le baveux, c’est tout dans la jactance.
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