outrecuidance

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/ˌuːtəˈkwiːdəns//ˌuːtɹəkwiːˈdɑns/

noun

Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.

OriginOld French outrecuidance ← Latin cogitare →
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Meanings

nounoutrecuidance (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablePresumption, arrogance, self-conceit.

    “But, with my constitution and temperament - my work lies in Boston - I find your outrecuidance -"

    1897, Rudyard Kipling, .007
    1 more example

    “It is full time,” said De Bracy, “that the outrecuidance of these peasants should be restrained by some striking example.”

    1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Origin

  1. Latincogitare
  2. Old Frenchoutrecuidance
  3. Englishoutrecuidance

From Old French outrecuidance (whence modern French outrecuidance), from outre + cuidier (“think”), from Latin cogitare.

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APA

outrecuidance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidance

MLA

“outrecuidance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outrecuidance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrecuidance.

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