arrogant
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈæɹəɡənt/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹəɡənt/
Audio (US, Mary–marry–merry merger): (file)
Adjective
editarrogant (comparative more arrogant, superlative most arrogant)
- Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- Synonyms: authoritarian, cocky, conceited, condescending, disdainful, egotistical, high-handed, narcissistic, overbearing, presumptuous, supercilious, stuck up, proud, vain
- Antonyms: servile, humble, modest
- 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.
- 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53:
- Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.
Usage notes
edit- Said of people, statements, etc.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
edithaving excessive pride
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Further reading
edit- “arrogant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “arrogant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “arrogant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin arrogantem.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ruˈɣan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.roˈɣant]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.roˈɣant]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
editarrogant m or f (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “arrogant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “arrogant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
Danish
editAdjective
editarrogant
Inflection
editInflection of arrogant | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | arrogant | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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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editReferences
editDutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French arrogant.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editarrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
Inflection
editDeclension 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 terms
editDescendants
edit- → Indonesian: arogan
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editarrogant (feminine arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
Further reading
edit- “arrogant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editarrogant (strong nominative masculine singular arroganter, comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)
Declension
editPositive forms of arrogant
Comparative forms of arrogant
Superlative forms of arrogant
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editLatin
editVerb
editarrogant
Luxembourgish
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editarrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
Declension
editdeclension 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 |
Swedish
editAdjective
editarrogant
Declension
editInflection 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 |
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 |
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