cockinessn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkinᵻs/

Etymology: < cocky adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being cocky; arrogant or conceited behaviour or demeanour; brash or excessive self-confidence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]

spritec1540

forwardnessa1616

perkinga1624

petulcity1628

perknessa1640

furthinessa1658

outbearing1740

self-assertion1805

bumptiousness1834

cockiness1841

perkiness1847

self-assertiveness1855

coxiness1859

forthputting1861

assertiveness1881

pushingness1881

aggression1889

pushfulness1897

pushiness1898

chestiness1909

attitude1975

1841 Sporting Rev. Feb. 106 The dogs returned..without that appearance of dash and cockiness which was their wont when their blood was up.

1864 J. D. Campbell in Glasgow Citizen 19 Nov. Cockiness is older than this century, in which it has been developed to so alarming an extent.

1960 Middlesex Hosp. Jrnl. Jan. 12/1 At interviews, the salesman applicant has to steer a course between spinelessness and cockiness.

2004 N. Govinden We are New Romantics 65 There was a marked cockiness about the way he strutted into the bar in his new gear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cockiness
释义	cockinessn. Brit. /ˈkɒkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɑkinᵻs/ Etymology: < cocky adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being cocky; arrogant or conceited behaviour or demeanour; brash or excessive self-confidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] spritec1540 forwardnessa1616 perkinga1624 petulcity1628 perknessa1640 furthinessa1658 outbearing1740 self-assertion1805 bumptiousness1834 cockiness1841 perkiness1847 self-assertiveness1855 coxiness1859 forthputting1861 assertiveness1881 pushingness1881 aggression1889 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 chestiness1909 attitude1975 1841 Sporting Rev. Feb. 106 The dogs returned..without that appearance of dash and cockiness which was their wont when their blood was up. 1864 J. D. Campbell in Glasgow Citizen 19 Nov. Cockiness is older than this century, in which it has been developed to so alarming an extent. 1960 Middlesex Hosp. Jrnl. Jan. 12/1 At interviews, the salesman applicant has to steer a course between spinelessness and cockiness. 2004 N. Govinden We are New Romantics 65 There was a marked cockiness about the way he strutted into the bar in his new gear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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