arrogant

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.

Pronunciation

Adjective

arrogant (comparative more arrogant, superlative most arrogant)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms: authoritarian, cocky, conceited, condescending, disdainful, egotistical, high-handed, narcissistic, overbearing, presumptuous, supercilious, stuck up, proud, vain
    Antonyms: servile, humble, modest

Usage notes
  • Said of people, statements, etc.

Synonyms

Derived 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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin arrogāns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

arrogant (masculine and feminine plural arrogants)

  1. arrogant

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Adjective

arrogant

  1. 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.

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French arrogant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.roːˈɣɑnt/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ar‧ro‧gant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

arrogant (comparative arroganter, superlative arrogantst)

  1. arrogant

Inflection
Inflection of arrogant
uninflected arrogant
inflected arrogante
comparative arroganter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial arrogantarroganterhet arrogantst
het arrogantste
indefinite m./f. sing. arrogantearroganterearrogantste
n. sing. arrogantarroganterarrogantste
plural arrogantearroganterearrogantste
definite arrogantearroganterearrogantste
partitive arrogantsarroganters—

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: arogan

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃/
  • Homophone: arrogants
  • audio(file)

Adjective

arrogant (feminine arrogante, masculine plural arrogants, feminine plural arrogantes)

  1. arrogant

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aʁoˈɡant/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

arrogant (strong nominative masculine singular arroganter, comparative arroganter, superlative am arrogantesten)

  1. arrogant

Declension
Positive forms 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
Comparative forms of arrogant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist arroganter sie ist arroganter es ist arroganter sie sind arroganter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative arroganterer arrogantere arroganteres arrogantere
genitive arroganteren arroganterer arroganteren arroganterer
dative arroganterem arroganterer arroganterem arroganteren
accusative arroganteren arrogantere arroganteres arrogantere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der arrogantere die arrogantere das arrogantere die arroganteren
genitive des arroganteren der arroganteren des arroganteren der arroganteren
dative dem arroganteren der arroganteren dem arroganteren den arroganteren
accusative den arroganteren die arrogantere das arrogantere die arroganteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein arroganterer eine arrogantere ein arroganteres (keine) arroganteren
genitive eines arroganteren einer arroganteren eines arroganteren (keiner) arroganteren
dative einem arroganteren einer arroganteren einem arroganteren (keinen) arroganteren
accusative einen arroganteren eine arrogantere ein arroganteres (keine) arroganteren
Superlative forms of arrogant
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am arrogantesten sie ist am arrogantesten es ist am arrogantesten sie sind am arrogantesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative arrogantester arroganteste arrogantestes arroganteste
genitive arrogantesten arrogantester arrogantesten arrogantester
dative arrogantestem arrogantester arrogantestem arrogantesten
accusative arrogantesten arroganteste arrogantestes arroganteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der arroganteste die arroganteste das arroganteste die arrogantesten
genitive des arrogantesten der arrogantesten des arrogantesten der arrogantesten
dative dem arrogantesten der arrogantesten dem arrogantesten den arrogantesten
accusative den arrogantesten die arroganteste das arroganteste die arrogantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein arrogantester eine arroganteste ein arrogantestes (keine) arrogantesten
genitive eines arrogantesten einer arrogantesten eines arrogantesten (keiner) arrogantesten
dative einem arrogantesten einer arrogantesten einem arrogantesten (keinen) arrogantesten
accusative einen arrogantesten eine arroganteste ein arrogantestes (keine) arrogantesten

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “arrogant” in Duden online
  • “arrogant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

arrogant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of arrogō

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

arrogant (masculine arroganten, neuter arrogant, comparative méi arrogant, superlative am arrogantsten)

  1. arrogant

Declension
declension of arrogant
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass arrogant si ass arrogant et ass arrogant si si(nn) arrogant
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner arroganten arrogant arrogant arrogant
independent without determiner arrogantes arroganter
dative after any declined word arroganten arroganter arroganten arroganten
as first declined word arrogantem arrogantem

Swedish

Adjective

arrogant

  1. arrogant

Declension
Inflection of arrogant
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular arrogant mer arrogant mest arrogant
Neuter singular arrogant mer arrogant mest arrogant
Plural arroganta mer arroganta mest arroganta
Masculine plural3 arrogante 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 the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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