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1 overweening
adjectivemaßlos [Ehrgeiz, Gier, Stolz]* * *over·ween·ing[ˌəʊvəˈwi:nɪŋ, AM ˌoʊvɚˈ-]* * *["əʊvə'wiːnɪŋ]adjüberheblich, anmaßend; arrogance, pride, ambition maßlos* * *overweening adj (adv overweeningly)2. maßlos* * *adjectivemaßlos [Ehrgeiz, Gier, Stolz]* * *adj.anmaßend adj.eingebildet adj. -
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3 beképzelt
(DE) dünkelhaft; eingebildet; hochfahrend; patzig; schnodderig; weiser; (EN) affectioned; air-built; bumptious; cock-a-hoop; cocky; conceited; confident; foppish; ha-ha; have fire in one's belly; head-turned; high and mighty; high-blown; overweening; prig; pursy; sapient; self-conceited; self-confident; self-important; self-opinioned; smart-alecky; smarty; snooty; stuck-up; swell-headed; swollen-headed; think no small potatoes of oneself; think too much of oneself; tumorous; uppish; vainglorious -
4 elbizakodott
(DE) vermessen; übermütig; (EN) cock-sure; cocksy; consequential; coxy; goopy; immodest; overbold; overweening; perky; presuming; pretentious; self-approving; self-complacent; self-conceited; self-confident; self-important; stuck-up -
5 fennhéjazó
(DE) angemasst; (EN) arrogant; overweening -
6 gőgös
(DE) Geringschätzung {e}; Hochmütigkeit {e}; angemasst; dünkelhaft; geringschätzig; hochmütig; verachtungsvoll; (EN) arrogant; blow up with pride; contemptuous; fastuous; flown with pride; haughty; high and mighty; high-minded; ikey; imperious; lofty; lordly; overweening; prideful; self-important; stomachful; stuck-up; supercilious; superior
См. также в других словарях:
Overweening — O ver*ween ing, a. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. {O ver*ween ingly}, adv. Milton. {O ver*ween ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke. [1913 Webster] Here s an overweening rogue. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overweening — O ver*ween ing, n. Conceit; arrogance. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overweening — index disdainful, inflated (vain), orgulous, presumptuous, proud (conceited), supercilious … Law dictionary
overweening — (adj.) mid 14c., from prp. of overwenen be conceited, presume, be presumptuous, be over confident, from O.E. ofer wenian, from ofer over (see OVER (Cf. over)) + wenian (see WEEN (Cf. ween)) … Etymology dictionary
overweening — ► ADJECTIVE 1) showing excessive confidence or pride. 2) excessive; immoderate. ORIGIN from archaic ween think or suppose , from Old English … English terms dictionary
overweening — [ō΄vər wēn′iŋ] adj. [ME oferweninge, prp. of oferwenen < OE oferwenan: see OVER & WEEN] 1. arrogant; excessively proud 2. exaggerated; excessive overweeningly adv … English World dictionary
overweening — overweeningly, adv. overweeningness, n. /oh veuhr wee ning/, adj. 1. presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow. 2. exaggerated, excessive, or arrogant: overweening prejudice; overweening pride. [1300 … Universalium
overweening — o|ver|ween|ing [ ,ouvər winıŋ ] adjective FORMAL used for describing a bad quality that someone has which makes them very unpleasant: overweening pride a. used for describing someone who is too proud and confident and ignores other people s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overweening — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)wi͟ːnɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you want to emphasize your disapproval of someone s great ambition or pride, you can refer to their overweening ambition or pride. [FORMAL] Your modesty is a cover for your overweening… … English dictionary
overweening — /ˈoʊvəwinɪŋ / (say ohvuhweening) adjective 1. conceited, arrogant, self opinionated: an overweening person. 2. exaggerated, excessive: overweening pride. –overweeningly, adverb …
overweening — 1. adjective a) Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. She wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly shes overweening. b) Exaggerated, excessive. 2 … Wiktionary
