jactance

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noun

Boasting; bragging; showing off.

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Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounjactance (uncountable)
  1. formaluncountableBoasting; bragging; showing off.

    Synonyms: jactation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBoasting; bragging; showing off.

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Origin

  1. Frenchjactance
  2. Englishjactance

From French jactance.

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jactance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactance

MLA

“jactance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jactance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jactance.

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