cockiness

/ (ˈkɒkɪnɪs) /


noun
  1. conceited self-assurance

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How to use cockiness in a sentence

  • The captain went from cockiness to doubt, from doubt to anxiety, and then to anguished fury.

  • More startling was the selfsame hairline scar traversing his cheek; the same touch of cockiness in the set of his face.

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