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单词 cockiness
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cockiness in British English

(ˈkɒkɪnɪs)
noun
conceited self-assurance

cockiness in American English

(ˈkɑkinɪs)
noun
Informal
the quality of being cocky

Examples of 'cockiness' in a sentence
cockiness

I think he started out with some cockiness.
Smithsonian (2011)
He is confident, supremely so, but stays the right side of cockiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Maybe cockiness isenough to win this tournament.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the surgeon was confident to the point of cockiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Do not mistake his confidence for cockiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A bit of cockiness is essential, but the shoes will bring that.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some of it, though, was just old-fashioned cockiness.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It showed a cockiness that wasn't required.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Synonyms of 'cockiness'

overconfidence, vanity, arrogance, conceit
More Synonyms of cockiness
(noun) 
There is a fine line between confidence and an obnoxious cockiness.
Synonyms
overconfidence
vanity
Some people, motivated by vanity, choose not to use sun block.
arrogance
At times, the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.
conceit
He knew, without conceit, that he was considered a genius.
self-assurance
egotism
his amazing blend of egotism, superciliousness and stupidity
brashness
presumptuousness
confidence
bumptiousness
cocksureness
bigheadedness
conceitedness
Seevanity

Nearby words of
cockiness

  • cobble something together
  • cock
  • cockeyed
  • cockiness
  • cocksure
  • cocktail
  • cocky

Synonyms of 'cockiness'

cockiness

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