English → Latin
“bragging” in Latin
iactātiōshaking, agitationostentātiōexhibition, display, showing offvendĭtātĭoa specious displaymagniloquentiaVerbose or elevated speech, of a grandiose style; Pompous or boastful language
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bragging
jactatio, ostentatio, venditatio; venditatio quaedam et ostentatio (all with alicujus rei, about anything): ostentatio sui: jactantia sui (Tac.): vana de se praedicatio: jactatio circulatoria. Grandiloquentia, magniloquentia (used by Cic. seldom, and in other meanings) are poetical.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bragging?
- The usual Latin words for “bragging” are iactātiō, ostentātiō, vendĭtātĭo; also magniloquentia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.