outrecuidance

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːtəˈkwiːdəns/ (or as French, below)

Noun

outrecuidance (uncountable)

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

French

Etymology

From Old French, from outre + cuidier (think), from Latin cogitare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.tʁə.kɥi.dɑ̃s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

outrecuidance f (plural outrecuidances)

  1. presumptuousness, impertinence

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