IMPERIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being imperious and overbearing

Synonyms:

domineeringness; imperiousness; overbearingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("imperiousness" is a kind of...):

arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)

Derivation:

imperious (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy)