boastful

Other forms of boastful

comparative

boastfuller·

superlative

boastfullest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about boastful

What does boastful mean?

boastful means "exhibiting self-importance".

How many syllables are in boastful?

boastful has 2 syllables: boast-ful. The stress falls on "boast". In IPA it is /ˈboʊstfəl/.

What is another word for boastful?

Close synonyms include braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is boastful a common word?

boastful is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.