Word Meanings - SELF-GLORIOUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful. Dryden.

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• SPRINGBOARD
  An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising.
• SPRINGE
  A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak.
• SPRINGAL
  An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring.
• SPRINGY
  1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step. Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and springy. Sir W. Scott. 2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as,
• BOASTFUL
  Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly, adv. -- Boast"ful*ness, n.
• SPRINGHALT
  A kind of lameness in horse. See Stringhalt. Shak.
• VANITY BOX
  A small box, usually jeweled or of precious metal and worn on a chain, containing a mirror, powder puff, and other small toilet articles for a woman.
• SPRINGTIME
  The season of spring; springtide.
• SPRINGBOK; SPRINGBUCK
  A South African gazelle noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also
• VAINGLORY
  Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness. He had nothing of vainglory. Bacon. The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself
• SPRINGLET
  A little spring. But yet from out the little hill Oozes the slender springlet still. Sir W. Scott.
• SPRINGINESS
  The state or quality of being springly. Boyle.
• SPRINGAL; SPRINGALD; SPRINGALL
  An active, springly young man. "There came two springals of full tender years." Spenser. Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer.
• SPRINGING
  1. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs. 2. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant. Thou blessest the springing thereof. Ps. lxv. 10. Springing line of an arch , the horizontal line drawn through
• SPRINGHEAD
  A fountain or source.
• SPRING
  springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr. Springe, 1. To leap; to bound; to jump. The mountain stag that springs From height to height, and bounds along the plains. Philips. 2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity;
• VANITY
  1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. Eccl. i. 2. Here I may well show the vanity
• SPRINGTIDE
  The time of spring; springtime. Thomson.
• SPRING STEEL
  A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for springs, etc.
• SPRINGLE
  A springe.
• HANDSPRING
  A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
• OSSPRINGER
  The osprey.
• ESPRINGAL
  An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal.
• UPSPRING
  To spring up. Tennyson.
• CROSS-SPRINGER
  One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. Note: