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Arrogance vs Flippancy - What's the difference?

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Arrogance is a related term of flippancy.


As nouns the difference between arrogance and flippancy

is that arrogance is the act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption while flippancy is a disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.

arrogance

Alternative forms

* arrogaunce

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.
  • Synonyms

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    flippancy

    English

    Noun

    (flippancies)
  • A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.