boastful
/ˈbəʊstfl/adjective
उच्चारण बोस्ट्फ़ल
डींग मारने वाला, शेख़ीबाज़, आत्मप्रशंसक
Core word
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disapproving
talking about yourself in a very proud way, saying how good, rich or clever you are
डींग मारने वाला, शेख़ीबाज़, आत्मप्रशंसक
- He was boastful about his marks, which annoyed his classmates.
- a boastful speech full of empty promises
- Try not to sound boastful when you talk about your results.
+ 2 more examples
- He is boastful by nature but not very clever.
- She gave a boastful account of her trip.
Synonyms bragging conceited swaggering vainglorious cocky
Opposite modest humble self-effacing unassuming
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be boastful about / of sth
Boastful is followed by about or of for the thing the person is proud of. It describes a person or their words.
'Boastful' के बाद जिस बात पर गर्व हो उसके लिए about या of आता है। यह व्यक्ति या उसके शब्दों का वर्णन करता है।
- He is boastful about his family's wealth.
- She was never boastful of her talent.
boastful + noun (tone, remark, person)
Before a noun it describes speech or character: a boastful tone, a boastful remark, a boastful man.
noun से पहले यह वाणी या स्वभाव का वर्णन करता है: a boastful tone, a boastful remark, a boastful man।
- His boastful tone annoyed the whole class.
- A boastful remark can spoil a good impression.
boastful vs proud
Proud can be a good feeling about real achievement. Boastful is always critical, because it means telling everyone about it.
Proud वास्तविक उपलब्धि पर अच्छी भावना हो सकती है। Boastful सदा आलोचना है, क्योंकि इसका अर्थ सबको बताते फिरना है।
- She was proud of her result but not boastful.
- Boastful people often have little to boast of.
boastful: comparative and adverb
Use more boastful and most boastful. The adverb is boastfully and the noun is boastfulness.
More boastful और most boastful का प्रयोग करें। Adverb boastfully और noun boastfulness है।
- He grew more boastful after winning.
- She boastfully described her trip to everyone.
+Collocations 4
boastful + noun
toneclaimspeechremarkattitudetalk
- His boastful claim that he never studied was not believed.
adverb + boastful
ratherveryslightlyneedlesslyopenly
- The captain's speech was rather boastful.
verb + boastful
soundbecomeseemgrowbe
- He began to sound boastful after the interview.
boastful + person
childcolleagueneighbourwinneruncle
- My boastful uncle tells the same story every Diwali.
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- The champion was polite and never boastful after the match.
विजेता मैच के बाद विनम्र था और कभी डींग नहीं मारता था।
- Radhika avoids being boastful, even when she scores full marks.
पूरे अंक आने पर भी राधिका डींग मारने से बचती है।
- The advertisement used boastful language that the buyers found hard to believe.
विज्ञापन में डींग भरी भाषा थी जिस पर खरीदारों को विश्वास करना कठिन लगा।
- A boastful student rarely listens to advice.
डींग मारने वाला विद्यार्थी शायद ही सलाह सुनता है।
- His boastful words about the project were soon proved false.
परियोजना के बारे में उसकी डींग भरी बातें जल्दी ही गलत साबित हो गईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is very boastful for his wealth.
✓ He is very boastful about his wealth.
The preposition after boastful is about or of.
boastful के बाद preposition about या of आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe people who show pride, but differ in how much others dislike it.
ये adjectives गर्व दिखाने वाले लोगों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर दूसरों को वह कितना अखरता है, इसमें अंतर है।
Talking too much about your own success.
अपनी सफलता के बारे में बहुत अधिक बोलना।
- A boastful speech irritated the guests.
Behaving as if you are better than others, even without speaking about it.
ऐसा व्यवहार करना मानो आप दूसरों से बेहतर हों, चाहे बोलें नहीं।
- The arrogant officer ignored the villagers.
Having too high an opinion of your own looks or ability.
अपने रूप या योग्यता के बारे में अत्यधिक ऊँची राय रखना।
- The conceited actor demanded a bigger room.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who boasts a lot is a braggart.
जो व्यक्ति बहुत डींग मारता है, उसे braggart कहते हैं।