English-Thai Dictionary

overweening

ADJ ซึ่ง มั่นใจ มากเกินไป  โอหัง  overconfident sueng-man-jai-mak-koen-pai

 

overweening

ADJ หยิ่งยโส  arrogant haughty humble meek ying-ya-so

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERWEEN

v.i.[ween is obsolete, except in composition. See the word. ] 1. To think too highly; to think arrogantly or conceitedly.
2. To reach beyond the truth in thought; to think too favorably.

 

OVERWEENING

ppr. 1. Thinking too highly or conceitedly.
2. a. That thinks too highly, particularly of one's self; conceited; vain; as overweening pride; an overweening brain.

 

OVERWEENINGLY

adv. With too much vanity or conceit.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OVERWEEN

O `ver *ween ", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferw. See Over, and Ween. ]

 

Defn: To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton.

 

OVERWEENER

OVERWEENER O `ver *ween "er, n.

 

Defn: One who overweens. [R.] The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. Locke.

 

OVERWEENING

OVERWEENING O `ver *ween "ing, a.

 

Defn: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. -- O `ver *ween "ingly, adv. Milton. -- O `ver *ween "ing *ness, n. Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.

 

OVERWEENING

OVERWEENING O `ver *ween "ing, n.

 

Defn: Conceit; arrogance. Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

overweening

o ver ween ing |ˈōvərˈwēniNG ˈˌoʊvərˈwinɪŋ | ▶adjective showing excessive confidence or pride: overweening ambition. DERIVATIVES o ver ween ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

overweening

over |ween |ing |əʊvəˈwiːnɪŋ | ▶adjective showing excessive confidence or pride: overweening ambition. DERIVATIVES overweeningly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

overweening

overweening adjective that overweening attitude of his makes my skin crawl: overconfident, conceited, cocksure, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, lofty, patronizing, arrogant, proud, vain, self-important, imperious, overbearing; informal high and mighty, uppish. ANTONYMS unassuming.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

overweening

overweening adjective overconfident, conceited, cocksure, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, arrogant, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, egotistical, high-handed, magisterial, cavalier, imperious, domineering, dictatorial, overbearing, presumptuous, lordly, peremptory, pompous, officious, blustering, boastful, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent; informal high and mighty, throwing one's weight about /around, uppish; rare hubristic. ANTONYMS modest, diffident, unassuming.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

overweening

o ver ween ing /òʊvə r wíːnɪŋ /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗思い上がった, うぬぼれた, 尊大な .～ly 副詞