Why this word is great
WEENING — [Noun] Presumption, imagination, or supposition, often with an element of doubt. From Middle English wening ("supposition, opinion, presumption, doubt"), from Old English wēning ("supposition, doubtful thought"), derived from ween ("to think, suppose") + -ing (noun suffix). Unlike "arrogance" (which strides forward without looking back) or "conjecture" (which builds its case with scraps of evidence), "weening" is the act of holding an idea lightly, like a candle in a drafty hall. It is the half-formed thought that your luck might change, the uneasy sense that a stranger’s smile hides judgment, or the quiet suspicion that the world is not quite as it seems—a fragile bridge between knowing and not knowing, forever swaying in the wind.