Stolz — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boastful adjective Given to boasting; excessively proud of oneself in speech.
- haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
- overconfident adj Excessively sure of oneself, often to the point of being careless or arrogant.
- pride noun A feeling of deep satisfaction or pleasure from one's own achievements, or those of someone close to you.
- prideful adj Full of pride, especially in an excessive or boastful way.
- proud adj Feeling pleased and satisfied about something one has done or achieved.
- stout adj Solidly built; somewhat fat.
- swagger verb To walk or behave with a bold, confident, slightly showy manner.
Senses
Stolz is used for these senses in English:
- boastful Tending to boast or brag.
- haughtily In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.
- haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- orgulous Proud; haughty; disdainful.
- overconfident Too confident.
- pride An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.
- pride Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
- prideful Full of pride.