bumptiousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌm(p)ʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈbəm(p)ʃəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumptious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < bumptious adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being irritatingly self-assertive or conceited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]

spritec1540

forwardnessa1616

perkinga1624

petulcity1628

perknessa1640

furthinessa1658

outbearing1740

self-assertion1805

bumptiousness1834

cockiness1841

perkiness1847

self-assertiveness1855

coxiness1859

forthputting1861

assertiveness1881

pushingness1881

aggression1889

pushfulness1897

pushiness1898

chestiness1909

attitude1975

1834 M. E. W. Sherwood Etiquette 18 The young American lady feels herself to be the equal of any crowned head in Europe. So long as this does not become bumptiousness it is an advantage.

1881 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 169/2 The bumptiousness of minor British officialism.

1949 A. Huxley Ape & Essence ii. 24 Flawlessly pure of all Wagnerian lubricity and bumptiousness, all Straussian vulgarity!

2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 261 His conceit and bumptiousness were the means by which he [sc. Forster] survived the shock of his childhood in England away from his parents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bumptiousness
释义	bumptiousnessn. Brit. /ˈbʌm(p)ʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈbəm(p)ʃəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bumptious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < bumptious adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being irritatingly self-assertive or conceited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] spritec1540 forwardnessa1616 perkinga1624 petulcity1628 perknessa1640 furthinessa1658 outbearing1740 self-assertion1805 bumptiousness1834 cockiness1841 perkiness1847 self-assertiveness1855 coxiness1859 forthputting1861 assertiveness1881 pushingness1881 aggression1889 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 chestiness1909 attitude1975 1834 M. E. W. Sherwood Etiquette 18 The young American lady feels herself to be the equal of any crowned head in Europe. So long as this does not become bumptiousness it is an advantage. 1881 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 169/2 The bumptiousness of minor British officialism. 1949 A. Huxley Ape & Essence ii. 24 Flawlessly pure of all Wagnerian lubricity and bumptiousness, all Straussian vulgarity! 2002 M. Holroyd Wks. on Paper 261 His conceit and bumptiousness were the means by which he [sc. Forster] survived the shock of his childhood in England away from his parents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834
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