Word of the day (July 9, 2014) vaunted \VAWN-tud\ adjective highly or widely praised or boasted about Examples: We were able to overcome our opponents vaunted defense and achieve an upset victory which will take us to the finals. The vaunted school for years has sent its best students to the nations top conservatories. — Ericka Mellon, Houston Chronicle, June 8, 2014 Did you know? The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning to make a vain display of ones own worth or attainments—in other words, to brag or boast. Over time, vaunt developed the meaning to boast of (something), as in the promotional flier vaunts the natural beauty of the area, and gave rise to the adjectival formvaunted. The history of vaunt and vaunted leads back to the Latinc word vanus, meaning vain or empty. (The word vain itself is also a descendant of vanus.)
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:30:06 +0000
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