Vainglorious vs Inglorious - What's the difference?
vainglorious | inglorious |
Ignominious; disgraceful; not famous; obscure.
* , King John , act 5, sc. 1,
* 1818 , , Frankenstein , ch. 6,
* 1906 , , White Fang , ch. 4,
As adjectives the difference between vainglorious and inglorious
is that vainglorious is with excessive vanity or unwarranted pride while inglorious is ignominious; disgraceful; not famous; obscure.vainglorious
English
From (etyl) vain glorios, from (etyl)inglorious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- O inglorious league!
- Shall we, upon the footing of our land,
- Send fair-play orders and make compromise,
- Insinuation, parley and base truce
- To arms invasive?
- Resolved to pursue no inglorious career, he turned his eyes toward the East.
- He cast about in his mind for a way to beat a retreat not too inglorious .