arrogant
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹəɡənt/
(Mary–marry–merry merger)Audio (US) (file)
Adjective edit
arrogant (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
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Translations edit
having 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 edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin arrogantem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ruˈɣan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.roˈɣant]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.roˈɣant]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective edit
arrogant m or f (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further 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 edit
Adjective edit
arrogant
Inflection edit
Inflection 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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References edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
Inflection edit
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 terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Indonesian: arogan
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
arrogant (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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
arrogant (strong nominative masculine singular arroganter, comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of arrogant
Comparative forms of arrogant
Superlative forms of arrogant
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
arrogant
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
Declension edit
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 |
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
arrogant
Declension edit
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 |