overweening

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Unduly confident; arrogant.
2. Exaggerated, excessive.

Noun

An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.

Verb

present participle and gerund of overween

overween

1. To think too highly or arrogantly of (oneself).
2. To make or render arrogant and overweening.
3. To overwhelm.

Lees verder

Concepten

verwaand

arrogant

buitensporig

excessief

extreem

overdreven

overmatig

aanmatigend

zelfverzekerd

Synoniemen

arrogant

haughty

excessive

extravagant

exuberant

uppity

proud

contemptuous

overbearing

stuck-up

insolent

egotistical

high and mighty

high-handed

inordinate

lofty

lordly

obstinate

ostentatious

overconfident

pigheaded

plethoric

presumptuous

pretentious

prideful

puffed up

scornful

self-conceit

snooty

supercilious

supercillious

unconscionable

vainglorious

full of oneself

overweeningness

affected

superoptimal

assuming

assumptive

bold

brash

bumptious

cocky

conceit

conceited

condescending

cussed

Vertalingen

eingebildet

arrogante

anmaßend

altivo

excessivo

exagerado

arrogant

υπερφίαλος

excessif

arrogante

έπαρση

ausbündig

überdimensional

αλαζόνας

arrogant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: overweninge

Verwant aan Nederlands: overwanig

In summary

From Middle English overweninge, equivalent to overween + -ing. Cognate with obsolete Dutch overwanig, overwaand (“presumptuous; cocky; conceited”).