jactancy

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noun

boasting; bragging

OriginLatin jactantia →
Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounjactancy (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableboasting; bragging

Origin

  1. Latinjactantia
  2. Englishjactancy

From Latin jactantia, from jactans, present participle of jactare (“to throw, boast”), freq. from jacere (“to throw”). Compare French jactance.

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

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

Chicago

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

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