arrogant
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- arrogaunt (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹəɡənt/
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AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (comparative more arrogant, superlative most arrogant)
- Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Wanting to be Loved:
- The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.
- 1987, Sam Donaldson, Hold On, Mr President!:
- Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you’ll call me.
- Synonyms: authoritarian, cocky, conceited, condescending, disdainful, haughty, high-handed, narcissistic, overbearing, presumptuous, supercilious, proud, vain
- Antonyms: servile, humble, modest
Usage notesEdit
- Said of people, statements, etc.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
having excessive pride
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Further readingEdit
- arrogant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- arrogant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- arrogant at OneLook Dictionary Search
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.roˈɡant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.ruˈɡan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.roˈɡant/
- Rhymes: -ant
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
Derived termsEdit
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of arrogant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | arrogant | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | arrogant | — | —2 |
| Plural | arrogante | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | arrogante | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of arrogant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | arrogant | |||
| inflected | arrogante | |||
| comparative | arroganter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | arrogant | arroganter | het arrogantst het arrogantste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste |
| n. sing. | arrogant | arroganter | arrogantste | |
| plural | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste | |
| definite | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste | |
| partitive | arrogants | arroganters | — | |
Related termsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (feminine singular arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
Further readingEdit
- “arrogant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of arrogant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist arrogant | sie ist arrogant | es ist arrogant | sie sind arrogant | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | arroganter | arrogante | arrogantes | arrogante |
| genitive | arroganten | arroganter | arroganten | arroganter | |
| dative | arrogantem | arroganter | arrogantem | arroganten | |
| accusative | arroganten | arrogante | arrogantes | arrogante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der arrogante | die arrogante | das arrogante | die arroganten |
| genitive | des arroganten | der arroganten | des arroganten | der arroganten | |
| dative | dem arroganten | der arroganten | dem arroganten | den arroganten | |
| accusative | den arroganten | die arrogante | das arrogante | die arroganten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein arroganter | eine arrogante | ein arrogantes | (keine) arroganten |
| genitive | eines arroganten | einer arroganten | eines arroganten | (keiner) arroganten | |
| dative | einem arroganten | einer arroganten | einem arroganten | (keinen) arroganten | |
| accusative | einen arroganten | eine arrogante | ein arrogantes | (keine) arroganten | |
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- arrogant in Duden online
LatinEdit
LuxembourgishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
DeclensionEdit
declension of arrogant
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass arrogant | si ass arrogant | et ass arrogant | si si(nn) arrogant | |
| without article | nominative/accusative | arroganten | arrogant | arrogant | arrogant |
| dative | arrogantem | arroganter | arrogantem | arroganten | |
| with article | nominative/accusative | arroganten | arrogant | arrogant | arrogant |
| dative | arroganten | arroganter | arroganten | arroganten | |
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of arrogant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
| Neuter singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
| Plural | arroganta | mer arroganta | mest arroganta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | arrogante | mer arrogante | mest arrogante |
| All | arroganta | mer arroganta | mest arroganta |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||