big-headed

adjective

Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.

Meanings

adjectivebig-headed (comparative more big-headed, superlative most big-headed)

comparative more big-headed · superlative most big-headed

  1. Arrogant, having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, headed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Finnish isopäinen, suuripäinen
  • isopäinenarrogant
  • suuripäinenarrogant
French avoir la grosse tête
  • avoir la grosse têtearrogant
German eingebildet, großkopfig
  • eingebildetarrogant
  • großkopfigarrogant
Hungarian nagyképű, nagymellű
  • nagyképűarrogant
  • nagymellűarrogant
  • nagyfejű(literally) having a head which is big
Indonesian besar kepala
  • besar kepalaarrogant
Italian pallone gonfiato, arrogante
  • pallone gonfiatoarrogant
  • arrogantearrogant
Romanian căpățânos
  • căpățânosarrogant
Russian высокомерный, заносчивый
  • высокомерный (vysokomernyj)arrogant
  • заносчивый (zanosčivyj)arrogant
  • голова́стый (golovástyj)(literally) having a head which is big
  • большеголо́вый (bolʹšegolóvyj)(literally) having a head which is big
Spanish sholón
  • sholón(literally) having a head which is big
Swedish storhuvad, storhövdad
  • storhuvad(literally) having a head which is big
  • storhövdad(literally) having a head which is big
Turkish kendini beğenmiş, kibirli
  • kendini beğenmişarrogant
  • kibirliarrogant
  • koca kafalıarrogant
Ukrainian голова́тий, великоголо́вий
  • голова́тий (holovátyj)(literally) having a head which is big
  • великоголо́вий (velykoholóvyj)(literally) having a head which is big
Cite this entry
APA

big-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-headed

MLA

“big-headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-headed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big-headed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-headed.

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