arrogance

Other forms of arrogance

plural

arrogances·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arrogance

What does arrogance mean?

arrogance means "overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors".

How many syllables are in arrogance?

arrogance has 3 syllables: ar-ro-gance. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɛɹəɡəns/.

What is another word for arrogance?

Close synonyms include haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arrogance a common word?

arrogance is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.