imperiousness

Noun

Meaning

the trait of being imperious and overbearing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

domineeringness overbearingness assumption pride disdain arrogance vanity conceit autocracy absolutism despotism arbitrariness insolence egotism snobbery
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Antonyms

respect democracy humility modesty humbleness lowliness
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Hypernyms

arrogance haughtiness hauteur lordliness high-handedness

Anagrams

superemission

Examples

If you punish him for what he sees you practise yourself, he... will be apt to interpret it the peevishness and arbitrary imperiousness of a father, who, without any ground for it, would deny his son the liberty and pleasure he takes himself. John Locke

‘It is the imperiousness of camels that people dislike; and it is that imperiousness — that they will not be cowed and cannot be humiliated — that I love.’ Source: Internet

With notes of hazelnut leaf, cinnamon, rose and musk, it’s feminine with a touch of imperiousness. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

imperious imperiously imperiousnes imperishability imperishable imperishableness