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Webster 1913 Edition
Arrogant
1.
Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one’s self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; – applied to persons.
Arrogant
Winchester, that haughty prelate. Shakespeare
2.
Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; – applied to things;
as,
. arrogant
pretensions or behavior
Syn. – Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See
Magisterial
. Webster 1828 Edition
Arrogant
AR'ROGANT
, a.1.
Assuming; making or having the disposition to make exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; haughty; conceited; applied to persons.2.
Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims of self importance; applied to things; as arrogant pretensions or behavior.Definition 2024
arrogant
arrogant
English
Alternative forms
- arrogaunt (obsolete)
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.
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Usage notes
- Said of people, statements, etc.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:arrogant
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
having excessive pride
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Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
arrogant m, f (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)
Derived terms
Danish
Adjective
arrogant
Inflection
| Inflection of arrogant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | arrogant | — | —2 |
| 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
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)
Inflection
| Inflection of arrogant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | arrogant | |||
| inflected | arrogante | |||
| comparative | arroganter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | arrogant | arroganter | het arrogantst het arrogantste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste |
| n. sing. | arrogant | arroganter | arrogantste | |
| plural | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste | |
| definite | arrogante | arrogantere | arrogantste | |
| partitive | arrogants | arroganters | — | |
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
arrogant m (feminine singular arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁoˈɡant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
arrogant (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of arrogant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist arrogant | sie ist arrogant | es ist arrogant | sie sind arrogant | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | arroganter | arrogante | arrogantes | arrogante |
| genitive | arroganten | arroganter | arroganten | arroganter | |
| dative | arrogantem | arroganter | arrogantem | arroganten | |
| accusative | arroganten | arrogante | arrogantes | arrogante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der arrogante | die arrogante | das arrogante | die arroganten |
| genitive | des arroganten | der arroganten | des arroganten | der arroganten | |
| dative | dem arroganten | der arroganten | dem arroganten | den arroganten | |
| accusative | den arroganten | die arrogante | das arrogante | die arroganten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein arroganter | eine arrogante | ein arrogantes | (keine) arroganten |
| genitive | eines arroganten | einer arroganten | eines arroganten | (keiner) arroganten | |
| dative | einem arroganten | einer arroganten | einem arroganten | (keinen) arroganten | |
| accusative | einen arroganten | eine arrogante | ein arrogantes | (keine) arroganten | |
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Luxembourgish
Adjective
arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)
Declension
declension of arrogant
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accusative | arroganten | arrogant | arrogant | arrogant |
| nominative | arroganten | arrogant | arrogant | arrogant |
| dative | arroganten | arroganter | arroganten | arroganten |
Swedish
Adjective
arrogant
Declension
| Inflection of arrogant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
| Neuter singular | arrogant | mer arrogant | mest arrogant |
| Plural | arroganta | 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 an attributive role. | |||