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Hauteur

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Haughty feeling or bearing; arrogant manner or spirit.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Word Usage

"She recalled his hauteur and studious coldness towards herself, his air of deep understanding and mastery, his magic look of wizardly youth, his eloquence, his immense self-possession, his mysterious connection with Cleopatra's indisposition and recovery."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

pride superbia

Hyponym

snobbism hubris imperiousness contemptuousness overbearingness superiority disdainfulness snobbishness condescension superciliousness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

haughtiness pride arrogance

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

haughtiness longueur disdain coldness largeur condescension arrogance cime Pierre aloofness