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- Dictionaryhaughtiness/ˈhɔːtɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful: "her air of haughtiness"
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HAUGHTINESS definition: 1. unfriendly behaviour that shows you consider yourself better than other people: 2. unfriendly…. Learn more.
: blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior. haughty aristocrats. haughty young beauty … never deigned to notice us Herman Melville. haughtily. ˈhȯ-tə-lē. ˈhä- adverb. haughtiness. ˈhȯ-tē-nəs. ˈhä- noun. Did you know? The Connotations of Haughty.
Haughtiness definition: scornful pride, snobbishness, or arrogance. See examples of HAUGHTINESS used in a sentence.
HAUGHTINESS meaning: 1. unfriendly behaviour that shows you consider yourself better than other people: 2. unfriendly…. Learn more.
Haughtiness is thinking a lot of yourself and not much of others. The word haughtiness originally comes from the Old French adjective haut meaning "high" and later developed to mean having a high estimation of yourself.
A person who literally looks down his nose bears a countenance of disapproval or arrogance. The expression carries a strong suggestion of snobbery or haughtiness.
adjective. disapproving uk / ˈhɔː.ti / us / ˈhɑː.t̬i / Add to word list. unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people: She has a rather haughty manner. Synonyms. arrogant. conceited disapproving. condescending disapproving. hubristic literary. imperious. lordly. overbearing disapproving. patronizing. pompous disapproving.
Definition of haughtiness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Haughtiness definition: The state or property of being haughty ; arrogance , snobbery .
disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant; snobbish; supercilious: a haughty salesclerk. haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk. Synonyms: contemptuous, disdainful, lordly. Antonyms: unassuming, unpretentious, humble. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted. haughty. / ˈhɔːtɪ / adjective. having or showing arrogance. archaic. noble or exalted.
