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presumptuosity

presumptuosity noun: the state of being presumptuous.

Noun

presumptuosity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being presumptuous.
    • PRESUMPTUOSITY, [præſumptuoſitas, L.] Preſumptuouſneſs.[1721, N[athan] Bailey, “PRESUMPTUOSITY”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2
    • Preſuntuoſità, ſ. f. preſumptuoſity, présomption[1791, Nuovo Dizionario Portatile Italiano, Inglese, e Francese, Composto sopra i Dizionarj delle Accademie della Crusca, di Francia, e del D. Johnson, da F. Bottarelli A. M., 2nd edition, Nizza...

Examples of presumptuosity in a sentence

  • PRESUNTUOSITA, PRESUNTUOSITADE, PRESUNTUOSITATE, } s. f. (presunzione) presumptuosity, presumptuosness,^([sic]) haughtiness, boldness.[1816, Dizionario Italiano, ed Inglese, page 351, column 1:
  • Preſumptuousneſs, or, preſumptuoſity [pri-zum´-sjus-nis, pri-zum´-tu-os-ſi-ti] (s.) Vermételbeid.[1823, John Holtrop’s English and Dutch Dictionary, page 646, column 1:
  • Popery is overrun by absurdity and presumptuosity, by superstition and idolatry, and by other evils many and great.1842, John Rogers, “Popery in General”, in Anti-Popery; or, Popery Unreasonable, Unscriptural, and Novel, 3rd edition, London: Simpkin...
  • “I must say without presumptuosity that that’s all my work.1904 March 24, “Si Klegg, Shorty and their Comrades in the days “When Johnny Came Marching Home.””, in The National Tribune, volume XXIII...

Synonyms of presumptuosity

Origin of presumptuosity

From presumptu(ous) + -osity. Compare Middle English presomtweste, Middle French presumptuouseté, and Latin praesūmptuōsitās.

Questions about presumptuosity

What does presumptuosity mean?
Presumptuosity means the state of being presumptuous.
How do you use presumptuosity in a sentence?
PRESUNTUOSITA, PRESUNTUOSITADE, PRESUNTUOSITATE, } s. f. (presunzione) presumptuosity, presumptuosness,^([sic]) haughtiness, boldness.
What part of speech is presumptuosity?
Presumptuosity is a noun.

Words near presumptuosity in the dictionary

  1. presumptious
  2. presumptiously
  3. presumptive
  4. presumptively
  5. presumptiveness
  6. presumptuosity
  7. presumptuous
  8. presumptuously
  9. presumptuousness
  10. presumtious
  11. presunrise

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