presuntuoso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin praesumptuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pre.zun.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /pre.zunˈtwo.so/, (traditional) /pre.sunˈtwo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pre‧sun‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) pre‧sun‧tuó‧so

Adjective

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosi, feminine plural presuntuose)

1. presumptuous, conceited, self-important, bumptious
2. cocksure

Noun

presuntuoso m (plural presuntuosi, feminine presuntuosa)

1. presumptuous, conceited or self-important person

Derived terms

• presuntuosaggine
• presuntuosamente
• presuntuosità

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesumptuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾesunˈtwoso/ [pɾe.sũn̪ˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: pre‧sun‧tuo‧so

Adjective

presuntuoso (feminine presuntuosa, masculine plural presuntuosos, feminine plural presuntuosas)

1. presumptuous
2. pretentious

   Synonym: pretencioso

3. bumptious
4. impertinent

   Synonym: impertinente

Derived terms

• presuntuosamente

 

Further reading

• “presuntuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10