Cockiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive boldness and assertiveness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌvɛɾɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪplɛks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪplɛks/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌvɛɾɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forwardness bumptiousness pushiness

Word Forms

bumptious	adjective	offensively self-assertive
cocky	adjective	overly self-confident or self-assertive
pushy	adjective	marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
forward	adjective	used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übermut

Offensive Kühnheit und Durchsetzungsvermögen

🇫🇷French

suffisance

audace offensive et assurance

🇪🇸Spanish

engreimiento

audacia ofensiva y asertividad

🇮🇹Italian

sfrontatezza

audacia offensiva e assertività

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenwijsheid

aanvallende durf en assertiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrogância

ousadia ofensiva e assertividade

🇷🇺Russian

дерзость

наступательная смелость и напористость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साहस

आक्रामक साहस और मुखरता

🇧🇩Bengali

কৃপণতা

আক্রমণাত্মক সাহস এবং দৃঢ়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிச்சல்

புண்படுத்தும் தைரியம் மற்றும் உறுதிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆత్మవిశ్వాసం

ప్రమాదకర ధైర్యం మరియు దృఢత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

लबाडी

आक्षेपार्ह धैर्य आणि ठामपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આળસ

અપમાનજનક નીડરતા અને અડગતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಡ್ಡತನ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ದೃಢತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചങ്കൂറ്റം

കുറ്റകരമായ ധൈര്യവും ഉറപ്പും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰਤਾ

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑچڑاپن

جارحانہ دلیری اور جارحیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自负

进攻的大胆和自信

🇯🇵Japanese

生意気

攻撃的な大胆さと積極性

🇰🇷Korean

건방지다

공격적인 대담성과 주장

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tự mãn

sự táo bạo và quyết đoán

🇹🇭Thai

ความอวดดี

ความกล้าหาญและความแน่วแน่ที่น่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keangkuhan

keberanian ofensif dan ketegasan

🇵🇭Filipino

kahambugan

nakakasakit na katapangan at paninindigan

🇲🇾Malay

kesombongan

keberanian menyerang dan ketegasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغرور

الجرأة الهجومية والحزم

🇮🇷Persian

خودخواهی

جسارت توهین آمیز و قاطعیت

🇹🇷Turkish

kendini beğenmişlik

saldırgan cesaret ve iddialılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

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