arrogant
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- arrogaunt (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹəɡənt/
(Mary–marry–merry merger)Audio (US) (file)
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, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- arrogant at OneLook Dictionary Search.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “arrogant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “arrogant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “arrogant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “arrogant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant
InflectionEdit
Inflection of arrogant | |||
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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. |
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ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of arrogant | ||||
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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
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: arogan
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (feminine arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
Further readingEdit
- “arrogant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (strong nominative masculine singular arroganter, comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of arrogant
Comparative forms of arrogant
Superlative forms of arrogant
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
arrogant
LuxembourgishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
DeclensionEdit
declension of arrogant
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass arrogant | si ass arrogant | et ass arrogant | si si(nn) arrogant | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | arroganten | arrogant | arrogant | arrogant |
independent without determiner | arrogantes | arroganter | |||
dative | after any declined word | arroganten | arroganter | arroganten | arroganten |
as first declined word | arrogantem | arrogantem |
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
arrogant
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of arrogant | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
Neuter singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
Plural | arroganta | mer arroganta | mest arroganta |
Masculine plural3 | arrogante | 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. 3) Dated or archaic |