Definition of cocksure in English:

cocksure

adjectivekɒkˈʃɔːkɒkˈʃʊəˌkɑkˈʃʊr

Confident in an excessive or arrogant way.
the cocksure golf prodigy from California
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, she couldn't even remember why she was once so cocksure and confident in herself.
- He's so arrogant, so cocksure… he eyed me up in the foyer as if I was just a slab of meat.
- His cocksure attitude and swaggering womanizing make him ripe for a smack in the face.
- The 12 songs here reveal a band that's cocksure but never cocky, moody but never melodramatic and musically adept.
- She holds the stage with mesmerising presence; commanding attention with the charisma and cocksure confidence of the rock gods of old.
- He is also immature, vain, haughtily cocksure in his perception of the world and ripe for certain lessons, both emotional and intellectual.
- His competition with the since-departed major was supportive and good-natured, a sign of maturity from an otherwise cocksure prodigy.
- I was kind of brash and cocksure, and I didn't listen to anyone.
- I was stripped of a confidence that could have almost been described as arrogant - certainly cocksure - I don't think I liked myself at all in high school.
- He is capable, confident, and cocksure, and perhaps most importantly, seemingly content with his chosen profession and lifestyle.
- He had hated the Marines' cocksure arrogance, all the more infuriating because it was so clearly justified.
- The supposedly cocksure and unshakeable defence secretary has come under pressure to resign over the photo scandal.
- It was certainly sunshine football done with a cocksure swagger of which the yellow-clad heroes from South America are renowned.
- The person praying becomes at once small and humble, which helps him to deal better with his helpless condition much more effectively than his arrogant and cocksure attitude does.
- He's handsome enough, and he's got that cocksure attitude with the posing and pouting and acting all mad.
- His cocksure self-belief, some might say, looks like arrogance and gets up more than a few nostrils on the grand prix circuit.
- The golfer was known for his aggressive style, a cocksure attitude and candid opinions of himself and others.
- He is too cocksure of himself - it is one of his weak spots as a politician.
- The film-makers are so cocksure they've already promised the actor $20 million for the sequel.
- I don't think the guys will go in with any cocksure attitude on Sunday, even against the minor counties.
Synonyms
arrogant, conceited, overconfident, overweening, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, swollen-headed, egotistical, presumptuous, lordly, pompous, blustering, boastful, brash, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent
informal high and mighty, throwing one's weight about/around, uppish
rare hubristic

Derivatives

cocksurely

adverb

The most common embarrassing mistake that gets posted to this forum involves dashing off a cocksurely scathing castigation.
Example sentencesExamples
- She has neither skills nor experience and should have aimed for entry-level positions she was qualified for rather than heading cocksurely for the top.
- He makes the error of cocksurely mistaking his own notions of what he presumes about evolutionary biology, for the reality itself.
- He is intensely and cocksurely moral, but his morality and his self-interest are crudely identical.
- Don't underestimate the broncolike ability of the English language to throw anyone who leaps cocksurely into the saddle.

cocksureness

nounˌkɒkˈʃɔːnəsˌkɑkˈʃʊrnəs

The president let that slip away, deepening divisions by adopting a my-way-or-the-highway cocksureness on both domestic and foreign affairs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The troubles and disasters the country has met do not stem from threats by others, but from its own cocksureness and arrogance.
- This genre of music is a kingdom built on braggadocio, with swagger and cocksureness as the foundations.
- In a tenure marked by cocksureness and ineptitude, his greatest accomplishment may be inadvertently awakening a media reform movement.
- The overwhelming majesty of my cocksureness failed to persuade.

Origin

Early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock¹.

Rhymes

abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your

Definition of cocksure in US English:

cocksure

adjectiveˌkäkˈSHo͝orˌkɑkˈʃʊr

Presumptuously or arrogantly confident.
the cocksure golf prodigy from California
Example sentencesExamples
- She holds the stage with mesmerising presence; commanding attention with the charisma and cocksure confidence of the rock gods of old.
- He's so arrogant, so cocksure… he eyed me up in the foyer as if I was just a slab of meat.
- The person praying becomes at once small and humble, which helps him to deal better with his helpless condition much more effectively than his arrogant and cocksure attitude does.
- I was kind of brash and cocksure, and I didn't listen to anyone.
- The 12 songs here reveal a band that's cocksure but never cocky, moody but never melodramatic and musically adept.
- The film-makers are so cocksure they've already promised the actor $20 million for the sequel.
- He had hated the Marines' cocksure arrogance, all the more infuriating because it was so clearly justified.
- The supposedly cocksure and unshakeable defence secretary has come under pressure to resign over the photo scandal.
- His cocksure attitude and swaggering womanizing make him ripe for a smack in the face.
- The golfer was known for his aggressive style, a cocksure attitude and candid opinions of himself and others.
- He is also immature, vain, haughtily cocksure in his perception of the world and ripe for certain lessons, both emotional and intellectual.
- It was certainly sunshine football done with a cocksure swagger of which the yellow-clad heroes from South America are renowned.
- I was stripped of a confidence that could have almost been described as arrogant - certainly cocksure - I don't think I liked myself at all in high school.
- He's handsome enough, and he's got that cocksure attitude with the posing and pouting and acting all mad.
- He is capable, confident, and cocksure, and perhaps most importantly, seemingly content with his chosen profession and lifestyle.
- Now, she couldn't even remember why she was once so cocksure and confident in herself.
- His competition with the since-departed major was supportive and good-natured, a sign of maturity from an otherwise cocksure prodigy.
- His cocksure self-belief, some might say, looks like arrogance and gets up more than a few nostrils on the grand prix circuit.
- I don't think the guys will go in with any cocksure attitude on Sunday, even against the minor counties.
- He is too cocksure of himself - it is one of his weak spots as a politician.
Synonyms
arrogant, conceited, overconfident, overweening, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, swollen-headed, egotistical, presumptuous, lordly, pompous, blustering, boastful, brash, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent

Origin

Early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock.

单词	cocksure
释义	Definition of cocksure in English: cocksure adjectivekɒkˈʃɔːkɒkˈʃʊəˌkɑkˈʃʊr Confident in an excessive or arrogant way. the cocksure golf prodigy from California Example sentencesExamples Now, she couldn't even remember why she was once so cocksure and confident in herself. He's so arrogant, so cocksure… he eyed me up in the foyer as if I was just a slab of meat. His cocksure attitude and swaggering womanizing make him ripe for a smack in the face. The 12 songs here reveal a band that's cocksure but never cocky, moody but never melodramatic and musically adept. She holds the stage with mesmerising presence; commanding attention with the charisma and cocksure confidence of the rock gods of old. He is also immature, vain, haughtily cocksure in his perception of the world and ripe for certain lessons, both emotional and intellectual. His competition with the since-departed major was supportive and good-natured, a sign of maturity from an otherwise cocksure prodigy. I was kind of brash and cocksure, and I didn't listen to anyone. I was stripped of a confidence that could have almost been described as arrogant - certainly cocksure - I don't think I liked myself at all in high school. He is capable, confident, and cocksure, and perhaps most importantly, seemingly content with his chosen profession and lifestyle. He had hated the Marines' cocksure arrogance, all the more infuriating because it was so clearly justified. The supposedly cocksure and unshakeable defence secretary has come under pressure to resign over the photo scandal. It was certainly sunshine football done with a cocksure swagger of which the yellow-clad heroes from South America are renowned. The person praying becomes at once small and humble, which helps him to deal better with his helpless condition much more effectively than his arrogant and cocksure attitude does. He's handsome enough, and he's got that cocksure attitude with the posing and pouting and acting all mad. His cocksure self-belief, some might say, looks like arrogance and gets up more than a few nostrils on the grand prix circuit. The golfer was known for his aggressive style, a cocksure attitude and candid opinions of himself and others. He is too cocksure of himself - it is one of his weak spots as a politician. The film-makers are so cocksure they've already promised the actor $20 million for the sequel. I don't think the guys will go in with any cocksure attitude on Sunday, even against the minor counties. Synonyms arrogant, conceited, overconfident, overweening, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, swollen-headed, egotistical, presumptuous, lordly, pompous, blustering, boastful, brash, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent informal high and mighty, throwing one's weight about/around, uppish rare hubristic Derivatives cocksurely adverb The most common embarrassing mistake that gets posted to this forum involves dashing off a cocksurely scathing castigation. Example sentencesExamples She has neither skills nor experience and should have aimed for entry-level positions she was qualified for rather than heading cocksurely for the top. He makes the error of cocksurely mistaking his own notions of what he presumes about evolutionary biology, for the reality itself. He is intensely and cocksurely moral, but his morality and his self-interest are crudely identical. Don't underestimate the broncolike ability of the English language to throw anyone who leaps cocksurely into the saddle. cocksureness nounˌkɒkˈʃɔːnəsˌkɑkˈʃʊrnəs The president let that slip away, deepening divisions by adopting a my-way-or-the-highway cocksureness on both domestic and foreign affairs. Example sentencesExamples The troubles and disasters the country has met do not stem from threats by others, but from its own cocksureness and arrogance. This genre of music is a kingdom built on braggadocio, with swagger and cocksureness as the foundations. In a tenure marked by cocksureness and ineptitude, his greatest accomplishment may be inadvertently awakening a media reform movement. The overwhelming majesty of my cocksureness failed to persuade. Origin Early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock¹. Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mirador, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your Definition of cocksure in US English: cocksure adjectiveˌkäkˈSHo͝orˌkɑkˈʃʊr Presumptuously or arrogantly confident. the cocksure golf prodigy from California Example sentencesExamples She holds the stage with mesmerising presence; commanding attention with the charisma and cocksure confidence of the rock gods of old. He's so arrogant, so cocksure… he eyed me up in the foyer as if I was just a slab of meat. The person praying becomes at once small and humble, which helps him to deal better with his helpless condition much more effectively than his arrogant and cocksure attitude does. I was kind of brash and cocksure, and I didn't listen to anyone. The 12 songs here reveal a band that's cocksure but never cocky, moody but never melodramatic and musically adept. The film-makers are so cocksure they've already promised the actor $20 million for the sequel. He had hated the Marines' cocksure arrogance, all the more infuriating because it was so clearly justified. The supposedly cocksure and unshakeable defence secretary has come under pressure to resign over the photo scandal. His cocksure attitude and swaggering womanizing make him ripe for a smack in the face. The golfer was known for his aggressive style, a cocksure attitude and candid opinions of himself and others. He is also immature, vain, haughtily cocksure in his perception of the world and ripe for certain lessons, both emotional and intellectual. It was certainly sunshine football done with a cocksure swagger of which the yellow-clad heroes from South America are renowned. I was stripped of a confidence that could have almost been described as arrogant - certainly cocksure - I don't think I liked myself at all in high school. He's handsome enough, and he's got that cocksure attitude with the posing and pouting and acting all mad. He is capable, confident, and cocksure, and perhaps most importantly, seemingly content with his chosen profession and lifestyle. Now, she couldn't even remember why she was once so cocksure and confident in herself. His competition with the since-departed major was supportive and good-natured, a sign of maturity from an otherwise cocksure prodigy. His cocksure self-belief, some might say, looks like arrogance and gets up more than a few nostrils on the grand prix circuit. I don't think the guys will go in with any cocksure attitude on Sunday, even against the minor counties. He is too cocksure of himself - it is one of his weak spots as a politician. Synonyms arrogant, conceited, overconfident, overweening, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, disdainful, lofty, patronizing, proud, vain, vainglorious, self-important, swollen-headed, egotistical, presumptuous, lordly, pompous, blustering, boastful, brash, self-assertive, opinionated, bold, forward, insolent Origin Early 16th century: from archaic cock (a euphemism for God) + sure; later associated with cock.
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