outrecuidant

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uːtəˈkwiːdənt/ (or as French, below)

Adjective

outrecuidant (comparative more outrecuidant, superlative most outrecuidant)

(archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u.tʁə.kɥi.dɑ̃/

Verb

outrecuidant

present participle of outrecuider

Adjective

outrecuidant (feminine singular outrecuidante, masculine plural outrecuidants, feminine plural outrecuidantes)

(literary) overweening, presumptuous

Further reading

“outrecuidant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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