cocksure
Meaning of cocksure
adjective
- confident in an excessive or arrogant way.
the cocksure golf prodigy from California
early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God ) + sure; later associated with cock1.
Information about cocksure
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of cocksure
cock-sure
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- cocksure is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cocksure synonyms
Meaning overconfident:
Meaning having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities:
Meaning excessively proud of oneself; vain:
Meaning showing excessive confidence or pride:
Meaning conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way:
Meaning having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements:
Meaning arrogantly superior and disdainful:
Meaning behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others:
Meaning showing contempt or lack of respect:
Meaning of imposing height:
Meaning apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending:
Meaning feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated:
Meaning having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth:
Meaning excessively proud of oneself or one's achievements; overly vain:
Meaning excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centred:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:
Meaning of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord:
Meaning affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important:
Meaning (of a storm, wind, or rain) blowing or beating fiercely and noisily:
Meaning showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in one's achievements, possessions, or abilities:
Meaning self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way:
Meaning characterized by conceited assertiveness and dogmatism:
Meaning (of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous:
Meaning directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling:
Meaning showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect:
Meaning arrogantly self-assertive:
Meaning excessively proud or self-confident:
cocksure antonyms
Meaning unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements:
Meaning modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence:
Translation of cocksure
- German: vermessen, überheblich, hybrid, arrogant, eingebildet
- French: outrecuidant, présomptueux, arrogant, prétentieux
- Spanish: arrogante, presuntuoso, soberbio, presuntuosa, soberbia
- Portuguese: presunçoso
- Italian: arrogante, superbo, presuntuoso, baldanzoso
Words that rhyme with cocksure
sure, HemaSure, LigaSure, PediaSure, ProstAsure, Rasure, admeasure, antipleasure, commeasure, countercountermeasure, countermeasure, displeasure, embrasure, endpleasure, entreasure, erasure, forepleasure, intermeasure, intreasure, leasure, measure, mismeasure, nonerasure, outmeasure, overmeasure, passemeasure, passymeasure, pleasure, premeasure, rasure, remeasure, seasure, treasure, undermeasure, unpleasure, untreasure, CloseSure, cesure, brisure, deprisure, frisure, gardevisure, incisure, leisure, poisure, seisure, supervisure, wisure, FluINsure, censure
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