: highly or widely praised or boasted about
his own much vaunted ferocity—
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Vaunted Has Latin Roots
The verb vaunt has been used since the 15th century with the meaning "to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments"—in other words, "to brag or boast." Over time, vaunt developed the meaning "to boast of (something)," as in "the promotional flier vaunts the natural beauty of the area," and gave rise to the adjectival form vaunted. The history of vaunt and vaunted leads back to the Latin word vānus, meaning "vain" or "empty." The word vain itself is also a descendant of vānus.
Examples of vaunted in a Sentence
The team's vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Encouraged by her good friends, Gentry visits the Opry and, while seated in one of the vaunted venue's oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The same is true on the vaunted HIMARS system that have also arrived in Taiwan.
—Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The Indians jumped out early, but once Trinity got its vaunted running game going the contest turned.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Vaunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaunted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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vaunted
adjective
vaunt·ed
ˈvȯnt-əd 
ˈvänt-
: much praised or boasted about
the team's vaunted offense
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