boaster

«boaster» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A person who boasts: someone who talks too proudly about… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a boaster, boasters)

meaning for a pupil

A person who boasts: someone who talks too proudly about what they have or can do, often making it bigger than it really is. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A proud person who trusts in himself instead of God. The Psalms and Jeremiah say God will not accept or save such people. Interpretation: Seen as a person who forgets that all strength comes from God, so pride is called a sin. In the primary lessons: In stories and lessons on hyperbole, a boaster exaggerates to look important, and the story often shows him being caught out, as in fables. Related: «boast», «boastful», «show-off», «big-head» (UK informal), «bragger».

examples

• The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. (Writings PSA.5.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• A sword is upon the boasters, and they shall become fools; a sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed. (Prophets JER.50.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• Nobody believed the boaster who said he could run faster than a car. tree →
• Toad was a terrible boaster in «The Wind in the Willows». tree →
• Don't be a boaster — let your work speak for itself. tree →
• The boaster said he had a hundred pets, but he only had a goldfish. tree →
• In the fable, the boaster bragged about jumping far, and the town asked him to show them. tree →
• A boaster often uses words like «the best ever» and «millions». tree →
• My cousin is a bit of a boaster about his football goals. tree →
• The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him. tree →

note

Countable; plural «boasters». Verb «boast (boasts, boasted)», adjective «boastful». More common words: «show-off», «bragger». A boaster's numbers are often exaggerated, so in a problem do not trust them as exact.

In the corpora

• The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• So there are two traps: believing every boast, or calling the boaster a liar and starting a fight.
• Carroll often takes a big saying and makes it really happen; Grahame gives us Toad, the greatest boaster on the river bank.
• Aristotle said the boaster claims more than is true and the falsely modest claim less; the truthful person is in the middle.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «boaster» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.