orgulous

Meaning

1. Proud; haughty; disdainful.
2. Ostentatious; showy.
3. Swollen; augmented; excessive.
4. Threatening; dangerous.

Synonyms

haughty

sniffy

deprecating

disdainful

domineering

high-hat

proud

scornful

stout

supercilious

haught

despiteous

sneery

cavalier

insultive

contemptuous

Translations

dédaigneux

orgueilleux

soberbo

orgoglioso

hooghartig

hautain

altezzoso

méprisant

fiero

sdegnoso

sprezzante

stolz

denigrerend

orgulloso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːɡjʊləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: orgulous

Cognate with Old High German: urguol

Cognate with Old English: orgel

Cognate with Old English: galan

Cognate with Spanish: orgullo

In summary

Inherited from Middle English orgulous, orgeilous, derived from Old French orgueilleus, orgoillus (“proud”), from orgoill, orgueil (“pride”), from Old Dutch *urgol (“pride”). Cognate with Old High German urguol (“excellent”), Old English orgol (“pride”). Perhaps from a Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju, equivalent to or- (“out”) *gōl (“boast; showiness; pomp; splendor”), related to Old English galan (“to sing”) (whence Modern English gale).
Also, possibly, in part from Old French orgoill, derived from Vulgar Latin *orgōllia, *orgōlla, from Proto-West Germanic *orgōllja, from the same Proto-Germanic source. Cognate with Old High German urguol, urguoli, urgilo (“pride”), Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Portuguese orgulho, among many other Romance cognates.