Masculine
orgueil
pride; pridefulness; haughtiness, arrogance
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔʁ.ɡœj/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French orgueil, from Old French orgoil, from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic *uzgōljō. Cognate with Old High German urguol (“outstanding, distinguished”), Old Saxon urgôl (“outstanding, distinguished”), Old English orgel, orgello (“pride”). Compare Italian orgoglio, Spanish orgullo, Catalan orgull.
conceit
proud person
superbia
overweening confidence
confiance en soi outrancière
vaine gloire
haute estime de soi
la fierté
orgulho
Hochmut
trots
superbia
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