v 4 a 1 i 1 n 1 g 2 l 1 o 1 r 1 y 4
9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun outspoken conceit
originFrom Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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