Haughty

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. High; lofty; bold.
  • adj. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.
  • adj. Indicating haughtiness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • High; elevated: same as haut, 1.
  • Lofty; bold; adventurous.
  • Proud and disdainful; feeling superior to others; lofty and arrogant in feeling or manner; supercilious.
  • Proceeding from excessive pride, or pride mingled with contempt; manifesting a sense of superiority: as, a haughty air or walk; a haughty tone.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  • Equivalent
    proud   
    Antonym
    affable    agreeable    humble    servile   
    Variant
    haughtiest    haughtier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    high    lofty    bold    arrogant    overbearing    proud    lordly    supercilious    overproud    hoity-toity   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    biscotti    doughty    naughty    zloty   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    proud    arrogant    imperious    contemptuous    stern    fierce    aristocratic    resolute    stubborn    ambitious