arrogant
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæɹəɡənt/
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Adjective
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 notes
- Said of people, statements, etc.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
having excessive pride
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Further reading
- “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
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ruˈɣan]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.roˈɣant]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.roˈɣant]
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
arrogant m or f (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
Derived terms
Danish
Adjective
arrogant
Inflection
Inflection of arrogant | |||
---|---|---|---|
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
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
Inflection
Declension 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
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant (feminine arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
Further reading
- “arrogant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant (not comparable)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “arrogant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) arrogant
Luxembourgish
Adjective
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
Declension
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 | |
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
Adjective
arrogant
Declension
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 |
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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