Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Overweening · O·ver·ween·ing · IPA /oʊvɚˈwinɪŋ/ a. n. 01 a. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. 1. Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. “The conceits of warmed or overweening brain.” — Locke. “Here's an overweening rogue.” — Shak. 02 n. Conceit; arrogance. 1. Conceit; arrogance.