different between arrogance vs selfishness

arrogance

English

Alternative forms

  • arrogaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English arrogaunce, from Middle French arrogance, from Latin arrogantia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æ?.?.??ns/, /?æ?.o?.??ns/

Noun

arrogance (usually uncountable, plural arrogances)

  1. The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:arrogance.

Antonyms

  • servility

Related terms

  • arrogancy
  • arrogant
  • arrogate
  • arrogation

Translations

Further reading

  • arrogance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • arrogance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Etymology

From Latin arrogantia.

Noun

arrogance f (plural arrogances)

  1. arrogance

Related terms

  • arrogant

Further reading

  • “arrogance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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selfishness

English

Etymology

selfish +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?lf??n?s/
  • Hyphenation: self?ish?ness

Noun

selfishness (countable and uncountable, plural selfishnesses)

  1. the quality of being selfish; the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

Antonyms

  • selflessness

Translations

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