presumptuousness
111uppityness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self confident: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face …
112presumptuous — pre|sump|tu|ous [prıˈzʌmptʃuəs] adj formal doing something that you have no right to do and that seems rude is it presumptuous (of sb) to do sth ▪ Would it be presumptuous of me to ask why you are so miserable? >presumptuously adv… …
113bold — [OE] In Old English, bold meant simply ‘brave’; the modern connotations of immodesty or presumptuousness do not seem to have developed until the 12th century. The word goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *balthaz, based ultimately, it has been… …
114forwardness — 1520s, from FORWARD (Cf. forward) + NESS (Cf. ness). Meaning presumptuousness is from c.1600 …
115homeliness — mid 14c., from HOMELY (Cf. homely) + NESS (Cf. ness). Originally meekness, gentleness, also familiarity, intimacy; friendliness; sense degenerated by c.1400 to want of refinement in manners, coarseness; presumptuousness …
116presumptuous — adjective failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. Derivatives presumptuously adverb presumptuousness noun …
117audacity — n. 1. Boldness, daring, fearlessness, courage, intrepidity, venturesomeness, hardihood. 2. Impudence, insolence, effrontery, presumptuousness, presumption, assurance, face, front, brass, impertinence, sauciness …
118presumption — n. 1. Opinion, belief, supposition, conjecture, guess, anticipation, hypothesis, assumption, understanding, condition, concession. 2. Arrogance, forwardness, audacity, boldness, assurance, effrontery, brass, presumptuousness. 3. Probability,… …
119presumptuous — adjective showing disrespect as a result of being too confident: She found Conrad charming but rather presumptuous. presumptuously adverb presumptuousness noun (U) …
120familiarity — noun 1) her familiarity with Asian politics Syn: acquaintance with, awareness of, experience with/of, insight into, knowledge of, understanding of, comprehension of, grasp of, skill in, proficiency in 2) she was affronted by his familiarity Syn …
