vaingloriousness

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Dim moon-eyed fishes near Gaze at the gilded gear, And query, "What does this vaingloriousness down here?"

From Time Magazine Archive

He had all the vaingloriousness of exuberant vitality, and was animated in the recital of his own adventures.

From Daniel Defoe by Minto, William

Now I allow you to laugh at my vaingloriousness, and then you may pin it to Mrs. Best's satisfaction in the dedication to Dowager Majesty.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

With this was united a tendency at times to oscillate to the other extreme of vaingloriousness.

From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

A super-sensitive honor led him to fear that his successful rival might suspect him of vaingloriousness.

From The Captain of the Kansas by Tracy, Louis