arrogance

arrogance
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. haughtiness, self-importance; insolence, presumptuousness. See severity, vanity.Ant., modesty, humility.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. pride, self-importance, presumption, hauteur (French), disdain, hubris, swagger, pomposity, contemptuousness, reserve, overbearingness, domineeringness, insolence, priggishness, smugness, vanity, overconfidence, air of superiority, braggadocio, superciliousness, audacity, haughtiness, aloofness, display, ostentation, vainglory, vaingloriousness, egotism, ego, conceit, self-love, airs, pretension, pretense, snobbishness, patronization, nerve*, high-and-mightiness*, cheek*, stiff neck*, snootiness*, uppityness*, high horse*.
Ant. modesty*, humility, shyness.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
conceit, imperiousness, haughtiness, overconfidence, snobbery, hauteur, hubris, airs, cockiness, insolence, swaggering pomposity, egotism, presumption, condescension.
ANT.: modesty, humility
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being arrogant: haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority. See ATTITUDE.

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  • arrogance — [ arɔgɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1160; lat. arrogantia ♦ Insolence méprisante ou agressive. ⇒ fierté, hauteur, insolence, présomption, suffisance, 1. superbe. Air d arrogance. ⇒ mépris. Répondre avec arrogance. ⇒ 1. morgue. L orgueil « ne déplaît tant que… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • arrogance — ARROGANCE. s. f. Fierté, orgueil, présomption, qui fait qu on s attribue un mérite, un droit, une autorité qu on n a pas. Sotte arrogance. Arrogance insupportable. Parler avec arrogance …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • arrogance — Arrogance. s. f. Fierté, orgueil, presomption par laquelle on s attribuë un merite, un droit, une authorité que l on n a pas. Sotte arrogance. arrogance insupportable. parler avec arrogance …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Arrogance — Ar ro*gance, n. [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr. arrogans. See {Arrogant}.] The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arrogance — or arrogant may refer to: *Excessive Pride *HubrisIn entertainment: *Arrogance (band) …   Wikipedia

  • arrogance — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. arrogance (12c.), from L. arrogantia, from arrogantem (nom. arrogans) assuming, overbearing, insolent, prp. of arrogare to claim for oneself, assume, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + rogare ask, propose (see ROGATION …   Etymology dictionary

  • arrogance — Arrogance, Arrogantia, Insolentia, Fastus, Ferocitas. Il est venu en si grande arrogance, que, etc. Processit eo insolentiae, vt, etc …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • arrogance — index contempt (disdain), contumely, disdain, disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • arrogance — [n] exaggerated self opinion airs, aloofness, audacity, bluster, braggadocio, brass*, cheek*, chutzpah*, conceit, conceitedness, contemptuousness, crust*, disdain, disdainfulness, ego, egotism, gall, haughtiness, hauteur, high handedness, hubris …   New thesaurus

  • arrogance — [ar′ə gəns, er′ə gəns] n. the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self importance: also arrogancy …   English World dictionary

  • arrogance — (a ro gan s ) s. f. Orgueil accompagné de manières hautaines et de prétentions téméraires. Langage plein d arrogance. C est le comble de l arrogance. •   Ton arrogance insigne Ne mériterait pas qu on te fît cet honneur, VOLT. Tancr. III, 6. •   D …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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