vanglória

See also: vangloria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vãglória (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”). By surface analysis, vã (“vain”) +‎ glória (“glory”). Cognate with English vainglory, Italian and Spanish vanagloria.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾi.ɐ/ [vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾi.a/ [vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾja/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈɡlɔ.ɾjɐ/

• Hyphenation: van‧gló‧ri‧a

Noun

vanglória f (plural vanglórias)

1. vainglory (excessive vanity)

   Synonyms: fatuidade, jactância, orgulho, ostentação, pompa, presunção, vaidade

   Antonym: humildade

Related terms

• vangloriante
• vangloriar
• vangloriosamente
• vanglorioso