Diffidence and Vaingloriousness
Opposite meaning words
Diffidence
Diffidence noun - Lack of self-confidence.
Vaingloriousness is an antonym for diffidence.
Nearby Words: diffident, diffidently
Vaingloriousness
Vaingloriousness noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: a tiresome vaingloriousness that manifested itself in the old general's incessant boasting about his battlefield victories
Diffidence is an antonym for vaingloriousness.
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Vaingloriousness and Diffidence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffidence/vaingloriousness
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