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    gasconade
    /ˌɡaskəˈneɪd/

    noun

    • 1. extravagant boasting. literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gasconadeGasconade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. gas· co· nade ˌga-skə-ˈnād. Synonyms of gasconade. : bravado, boasting. gasconade intransitive verb. gasconader noun. Synonyms. bluster. bombast. braggadocio. bull [ slang] cockalorum. fanfaronade. gas. grandiloquence. hot air. magniloquence. rant. rodomontade. rhodomontade. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › gasconadeGASCONADE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Gasconade definition: extravagant boasting; boastful talk.. See examples of GASCONADE used in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gasconadeGasconade - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    /ˌˈgæskəˌˈneɪd/ IPA guide. Other forms: gasconading; gasconades; gasconaded. Definitions of gasconade. noun. an instance of boastful talk. “whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade ” synonyms: brag, bragging, crow, crowing, line-shooting, vaporing. see more. verb. show off.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGASCONADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. boastful talk, bragging, or bluster. verb. 2. (intransitive) to boast, brag, or bluster. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. gasconader (ˌgasconˈader) noun. Word origin. C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon. Word Frequency. gasconade in American English.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › gasconadegasconade - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · gasconade (comparative more gasconade, superlative most gasconade) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › gasconadeGasconade Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Gasconade Definition. găskə-nād. gasconaded, gasconading. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. Boastfulness; bravado. American Heritage. Boastful or blustering talk. Webster's New World. Alternative spelling of gasconade. Wiktionary. Synonyms: line-shooting. vaporing. crowing. bragging.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › gasconadeGasconade - definition of gasconade by The Free Dictionary

    Define gasconade. gasconade synonyms, gasconade pronunciation, gasconade translation, English dictionary definition of gasconade. n. Boastfulness; bravado. gas′con·ade′ v. gas′con·ad′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › gasconade_ngasconade, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word gasconade mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word gasconade, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word gasconade? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › gasconadeGASCONADE Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for GASCONADE: rhodomontade, hot air, rhetoric, fanfaronade, rodomontade, chatter, brag, magniloquence; Antonyms of GASCONADE: minimize, laugh off, play down, shrug off, diminish, discount, pooh, belittle

  11. www.wordsmyth.netgasconade | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English...

    Definition of gasconade. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.