presumptiousnessn.
/prᵻˈzʌm(p)ʃəsnəs/, U.S. /priˈzəm(p)ʃəsnəs/, /prəˈzəm(p)ʃəsnəs/ The quality or condition of being presumptious; presumptuousness.
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the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [noun]
presumptiona1250
overweena1300
jollitya1340
overweening1340
overhopec1390
surfeitryc1425
presumptuousnessa1450
outrecuidance?c1450
sauciness1534
presumptiousness1550
presume1590
confidence1597
assuming1602
self-assumption1609
overweeningness1621
self-assuming1644
assumingnessa1832
assumptiousness1870
hubris1884
hybris1920
1550 J. Veron Godly Saiyngs sig. E.iii He receiueth..the sacrament..too the condemnatyon of hys presumptiousnes.
1683 W. Russell Last Legacy 1 Pardon, Good God, both my Sins of error, and Presumptiousness.
1861 All Year Round 31 Aug. 546/1 He combines simpletonism with presumptiousness.
1884 Herald & Torch Light (Hagerstown, Maryland) 3 Apr. The presumptiousness of this bill is not generally understood.
1959 U. M. von Eckardt Pursuit of Happiness in Democratic Creed iii. x. 268 One of Locke's main purposes in writing the Essay was to warn against the presumptiousness of dogmatic philosophers.
2001 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 20 Mar. 32 A 10% service charge was automatically applied—and, if this presumptiousness were not enough in itself, the credit card slip we signed had a space to add a gratuity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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