presunçoso
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- presumpçoso (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin praesūmptuōsus (“presumptuous”), from praesūmptiō (“presumption”) + -ōsus (“-ous”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.zũˈso.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.zũˈso.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.zũˈso.zu/
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧ço‧so
Adjective
presunçoso (feminine presunçosa, masculine plural presunçosos, feminine plural presunçosas, metaphonic)
- presumptuous; arrogant; foolhardy
- Synonyms: arrogante, convencido, orgulhoso, pretensioso, soberbo, vaidoso
- Antonyms: humilde, modesto
Related terms
Further reading
- “presunçoso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “presunçoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026