# vaunt

> English word · Verb · IPA /vɔːnt/

## Definitions
1. To speak boastfully.
2. To speak boastfully about.
3. To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation.

## Etymology
From Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, variant of Old French vanter, from Latin vānus (“vain, boastful”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vaunt