Rodomontade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹɒ.də.mɒnˈtɑːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rodomontade is a noun meaning Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
Meaning
Vain boasting; a rant; pretentious behaviour.
More Meanings
- Pretentiously boastful.
- (archaic) To boast, brag or bluster pretentiously.
Example Sentences
Many of her ladyship’s letters were the most whimsical rhodomontades that ever blue-stocking penned.
[…]Euripides accuses Æschylus of being ‘pomp-bundle-worded,’ which I suppose means bombastic and given to rodomontade […]
Not a glimpse can you get of the merits or defects of the performers: they are hidden in a profusion of barbarous epithets and wilful rhodomontade.
He talks of her abroad as a stern and rigid master dealing with a naughty slave, though, by the look that accompanies his rhodomontade, I am convinced that at home he is the very model of "managed men."
Word Forms
- rodomontades
- rodomontading
- rodomontaded
Synonyms for rodomontade
Depending on context, synonyms include bluster.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bluster, crow, rodomontado, vaunting, fanfaronade, brag.
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