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audacious
English
Etymology
From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from aude? (“I am bold, I dare”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ô-d??sh?s IPA(key): /???de???s/
- (US) enPR: ô-d??sh?s IPA(key): /??de???s/
- Rhymes: -e???s
Adjective
audacious (comparative more audacious, superlative most audacious)
- Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- Impudent, insolent.
Synonyms
- (willing to take bold risks): bold, daring, temeritous, temerarious
Antonyms
- (willing to take bold risks): shy, cautious, prudent
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- audacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- audacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- audacious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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arrogant
English
Alternative forms
- arrogaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrog?ns, present active participle of arrog?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æ????nt/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger)
Adjective
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, 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
- arrogantly
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- 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
Anagrams
- tarragon
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin arrog?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.ro??ant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.ru??an/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.ro??ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
arrogant (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
- arrogant
Derived terms
- arrogantment
Related terms
- arrogància
Further reading
- “arrogant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “arrogant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “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
Adjective
arrogant
- arrogant
Inflection
Related terms
- arrogance
References
- “arrogant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ro????nt/
- Hyphenation: ar?ro?gant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
- arrogant
Inflection
Related terms
- arrogantie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.??.???/
- Homophone: arrogants
Adjective
arrogant (feminine singular arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
- arrogant
Further reading
- “arrogant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?o??ant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)
- arrogant
Declension
Derived terms
- Arroganz
Related terms
- vigilant
Further reading
- “arrogant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
arrogant
- third-person plural present active indicative of arrog?
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
- arrogant
Declension
Swedish
Adjective
arrogant
- arrogant
Declension
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