hochmütig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrogant adj Having an inflated opinion of oneself, usually paired with contempt for others.
- cavalier adj Careless or dismissive about something that actually matters; offhand to the point of recklessness.
- haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
- lofty adj Very tall or high.
- stout adj Solidly built; somewhat fat.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- vainglorious adj Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
Senses
hochmütig is used for these senses in English:
- arrogant Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- cavalier Supercilious.
- haughtily In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.
- haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- lofty Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
- lordly Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
- stout (obsolete) Proud; haughty.
- supercilious Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
cavalier — full definition
- adj Careless or dismissive about something that actually matters; offhand to the point of recklessness.
- noun Historically, a mounted soldier or knight, and later a supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War.