Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-glorious

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
self---glo-ri-ous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arising from vainglory or vanity; boastful.

Etymology

From self- + glorious.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more self-glorious (comparative) most self-glorious (superlative)

Rhymes With

glorious notorious victorious meritorious laborious inglorious uproarious censorious vainglorious uxorious maritorious memorious

Questions

What does self-glorious mean?
Arising from vainglory or vanity; boastful.
Where does self-glorious come from?
From self- + glorious.

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