Definitions for cocksure
ˈkɒkˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜrcock·sure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cocksure, overconfident, positiveadjective

   marked by excessive confidence

   "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cocksureadjective

   too confident; overconfident

   I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he readily promised me. uE000240698uE001 Alexander Pope.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cocksure

   Confidently certain; without fear or diffidence. A word of contempt.

   Etymology: from cock and sure.

   We steal, as in a castle, cocksure. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

   I thought myself cocksure of his horse, which he readily promised me. Alexander Pope, Letters.

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1. Cocksure

   Cocksure is a novel by Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1968 by McClelland and Stewart. A satirical work, the novel centres on Mortimer Griffin, a middle-class Anglican from Caribou, Ontario who has built a successful career as a publisher and editor in 1960s London, England. When a Hollywood mogul buys Griffin's publishing house, Griffin is suddenly forced to confront the potential impact that not being Jewish may have on his career and his sex life. In Ninety-nine Novels, Anthony Burgess named Cocksure one of his personal selections for the best novels of the previous four decades. The novel was also selected for competition in the 2006 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by comedian Scott Thompson. The book caused a sensation when it was declared by some as obscene and was banned by WHSmith in Britain as well as by stores in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.

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1. cocksure

   Cocksure refers to an excessive confidence or certainty in oneself or a particular outcome. It implies arrogance or presumptuousness. Being cocksure often means that the person is so sure about something to the point that they can come across as conceited, overconfident, or even reckless.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cocksureadjective

   perfectly safe

2. Cocksureadjective

   quite certain

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1. Cocksure

   Cocksure is a novel by Mordecai Richler. It was first published in 1968 by McClelland and Stewart. A satirical work, the novel centres on Mortimer Griffin, a middle-class Anglican from Caribou, Ontario who has built a successful career as a publisher and editor in 1960s London, England. When a Hollywood mogul buys Griffin's publishing house, Griffin is suddenly forced to confront the potential impact that not being Jewish may have on his career and his sex life. In Ninety-nine Novels, Anthony Burgess named Cocksure one of his personal selections for the best novels of the previous four decades. The novel was also selected for competition in the 2006 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by comedian Scott Thompson. The book caused a sensation when it was declared by some as obscene and was banned by W H Smith in Britain as well as by stores in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.

How to pronounce cocksure?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cocksure in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cocksure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cocksure in a Sentence

1. Bertrand Russell:

   The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cocksure
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cocksure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cocksure
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocksure
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocksure
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cocksure