Definition
The quality or state of being bumptious; aggressive self-confidence or unpleasant arrogance.
Etymology
From bumptious plus -ness, the standard suffix for creating abstract nouns from adjectives. Follows regular English word-formation patterns.
Kelly Says
The -ness suffix turns descriptive words into abstract concepts—'bumptious' describes a person, but 'bumptiousness' describes the FEELING or QUALITY itself, like turning an adjective into a philosophical idea.
Translations
DADansk
hovedstolthed
ho-ved-stol-thed
ELΕλληνικά
υπερηφάνεια
y-pe-ri-fane-ia
ESEspañol
soberbia
soh-BREH-ah
FAفارسی
arrogancy
ar-ro-gan-si
FRFrançais
emphase
em-fahz
HUMagyar
büszkeség
boos-kes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesombongan
ke-som-bong-an
ITItaliano
arroganza
ar-ro-gan-tsa
MSBahasa Melayu
keangkuhan
ke-ang-ku-han
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NONorsk
hovsamhet
hovsam-het
PTPortuguês
arrogança
a-ro-gan-sa
RORomână
mândrie
man-dree
RUРусский
нахальство
nahalstvo
SVSvenska
hovsamhet
hovsam-het
SWKiswahili
ujasi
oo-ja-si
TAதமிழ்
கருத்து
kar-uth-thu
THไทย
ความภาคภูมิใจ
khwam paak-poom-jai
TLTL
pagmamalaki
pa-g-ma-ma-la-ki
UKУкраїнська
завива
za-vi-va
VITiếng Việt
sự tự phụ
su tự phụ