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suffisant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brash adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
  • cocky adj Overly self-confident, boastful, or arrogant.
  • complacent adj Too pleased with oneself or one's situation, especially in a way that ignores real risks.
  • conceited adj Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; vain and self-important.
  • haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
  • smug adjective Overly pleased with oneself, in a way that others find annoying.
  • sufficient adj Enough for a particular purpose; adequate.

Senses

suffisant is used for these senses in English:

  • brash (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.
  • cocky Overly confident; arrogant and boastful.
  • complacent Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
  • conceited Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
  • haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • priggish Like a prig.
  • self-satisfied Satisfied with oneself, especially over-satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant.
  • sufficient Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

brash — full definition

  1. adj Overconfident and tactless, often in a way that ignores how others feel.
  2. adj Bold or showy in an unsubtle, sometimes tasteless way.

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