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- Dictionaryhaugh·ti·ness/ˈhôdēnəs/
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.
Haughtiness definition: scornful pride, snobbishness, or arrogance. See examples of HAUGHTINESS used in a sentence.
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.
Someone who is haughty looks down on others—and that position high above everyone else is present in the word's etymology. Haughty traces back to the Anglo-French halt or haut, which means literally "high." The word has strong negative connotations.
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. proud (FEELING IMPORTANT) disapproving. self-important disapproving.
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.
Haughtiness definition: The state or property of being haughty ; arrogance , snobbery .
Definition of haughtiness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
haugh·ti·ness noun. o·ver·haugh·ti·ly adverb. o·ver·haugh·ty adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of haughty 1. First recorded in 1520–30; obsolete haught (spelling variant of late Middle English haute, from Middle French, from Latin altus “high,” with h-, from Germanic; compare Old High German hok “high”) + -y 1.
Someone who is haughty is arrogant and full of pride. When you're haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you're better than other people. A haughty person acts superior and looks down on others. Haughty people are disdainful, overbearing, prideful, swaggering, and obnoxious.
