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presumptuousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state of being presumptuous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he despised them for their presumptuousness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: presumption, effrontery, assumption

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: audacity, audaciousness

Narrower terms: uppityness, uppishness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English presumptuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English presumptuousness From presumptuous + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дързост (dǎrzost) — state of being presumptious
  • Finnish: nousukasmaisuus — state of being presumptious
  • French: outrecuidance — state of being presumptious
  • German: Anmaßung — state of being presumptious
  • Polish: bezczelność — state of being presumptious
  • Polish: zarozumiałość — state of being presumptious
  • Polish: arogancja — state of being presumptious
  • Portuguese: presunção — state of being presumptious
  • Swedish: förmätenhet — state of being presumptious
  • Ottoman Turkish: غرور (gurur) — state of being presumptious
  • Ottoman Turkish: كبر (kibr, kibir) — state of being presumptious
  • Ottoman Turkish: طور (tavr, tavır) — state of being presumptious