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- pronunciation:
- ae
r
gns
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the condition or quality of being arrogant; having too much pride or belief in one's superiority.
It was his arrogance that made him believe he could treat his friend like a personal servant.- synonyms:
- haughtiness
- antonyms:
- humility, modesty
- similar words:
- pride, self-confidence, vanity
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| definition 2: |
disagreeable behavior resulting from this condition.
He was asked to leave because his arrogance was offending everyone. |
| related words: |
audacity, cheek |
| derivation: |
arrogancy (n.) |
The word arrogance
contains the following parts:
ar-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix ar-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with "r," such as "rang." See ad-.
Example words:
rog, rogat
Latin
root
that means ask
Example words:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, admittance, agency, arrogance, attendance, audience, buoyancy, conference, confidence, consequence, consistency, currency, deficiency, difference, disappearance, disturbance, emergency, frequency, importance, independence, occurrence, preference, presidency, residence, science, tendency
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