English → Latin
“arrogance, arrogancy” in Latin
arrogantiaAn assuming, presumption; arrogance, conceitedness.; Pride, haughtiness, insolence.; Obstinacy, stubbornness.fastusarrogance, pride, haughtiness; scornful contempt or disdain of others; fastidiousness, primnesssuperbiapride, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness, insolence, lawlessness, wantonness; conceit, vanity; rudeness, discourtesyīnsolēnsunusual; contrary to custom or one’s own custom; arrogant, haughty, insolent
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arrogance, arrogancy
arrogantia (the exacting homage to one’s endowments and privileges): fastus (a presumptuous, contemptuous disposition): superbia (self-sufficiency, pride, from thinking others beneath one’s self): insolentia (insolence).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arrogance, arrogancy?
- The usual Latin words for “arrogance, arrogancy” are arrogantia, fastus, superbia; also īnsolēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.