bumptiousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English bumptious 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 bumptiousness From bumptious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being bumptious; conceitedness.
Gerald's special mixture of laziness and ambition seemed to crystallize under the camera into brutal bumptiousness.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 13, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bumptiousnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
ga tollmhóire (the state of being bumptious)