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presumptuosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sump-tu-os-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being presumptuous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "PRESUMPTUOSITY, [præſumptuoſitas, L.] Preſumptuouſneſs."
  • "Preſuntuoſità, ſ. f. preſumptuoſity, présomption"
  • "PRESUNTUOSITA, PRESUNTUOSITADE, PRESUNTUOSITATE, } s. f. (presunzione) presumptuosity, presumptuosness,^([sic]) haughtiness, boldness."
  • "Preſumptuousneſs, or, preſumptuoſity [pri-zum´-sjus-nis, pri-zum´-tu-os-ſi-ti] (s.) Vermételbeid."
  • "Popery is overrun by absurdity and presumptuosity, by superstition and idolatry, and by other evils many and great."
  • "“I must say without presumptuosity that that’s all my work. The Captain left all the management of the company to me.”"

Etymology

From presumptu(ous) + -osity. Compare Middle English presomtweste, Middle French presumptuouseté, and Latin praesūmptuōsitās.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

presumptuousness

Questions

What does presumptuosity mean?
The state of being presumptuous.
Where does presumptuosity come from?
From presumptu(ous) + -osity. Compare Middle English presomtweste, Middle French presumptuouseté, and Latin praesūmptuōsitās.

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