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outrecuidance

/ˌuːtəˈkwiːdəns/

outrecuidance noun: presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.

Noun

outrecuidance (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
    • “It is full time,” said De Bracy, “that the outrecuidance of these peasants should be restrained by some striking example.”1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
    • “But, with my constitution and temperament - my work lies in Boston - I find your outrecuidance -"1897, Rudyard Kipling, .007

Origin of outrecuidance

From Old French outrecuidance (whence modern French outrecuidance), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.

Questions about outrecuidance

What does outrecuidance mean?
Outrecuidance means presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
What part of speech is outrecuidance?
Outrecuidance is a noun.
How do you pronounce outrecuidance?
Outrecuidance is pronounced /ˌuːtəˈkwiːdəns/.

Words near outrecuidance in the dictionary

  1. outrebounds
  2. outreckon
  3. outreckoned
  4. outreckoning
  5. outreckons
  6. outrecuidance
  7. outrecuidant
  8. outred
  9. outredd
  10. outredden
  11. outreddened

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