Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)Too confident; overconfident.

    самоуве́ренныйsamouvérennyj

More definitions
  • marked by excessive confidence

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Some of us are a little too much inclined to be cocksure.

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  2. Tom is cocksure.

    ruТом самоуверенный.

    deTom ist anmaßend.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
overconfident:

Origin

Probably from cock (“rooster”) + sure, early 16th c.

Probably from cock (“rooster”) + sure, early 16th c.

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Forms

more cocksure, most cocksure
Comparativemore cocksure Lesson
Superlativemost cocksure Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedcockycocksureness
Derivedcocksurely

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cockneycockpitcockroachcocksuckercocktailB2cocky
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