hauteur (Meaning)
hauteur (n)
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
hauteur (n.)
Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hauteur
Synonyms:
- self-consequence
- cheek
- snobbery
- snootiness
- inflation
- side
- snobbishness
- scorn
- toploftiness
- egotism
- self-complacency
- high-handedness
- vainglory
- self-conceit
- cheekiness
- self-opinion
- bowwow
- boastfulness
- bossiness
- dominance
- egoism
- chest-thumping
- pride
- complacence
- bravado
- impertinence
- bumptiousness
- vanity
- sauciness
- smugness
- bombast
- cockiness
- authoritativeness
- self-satisfaction
- strut
- self-content
- brag
- snobbism
- impudence
- self-centeredness
- self-assertion
- swagger
- self-contentment
- condescension
- braggadocio
- triumphalism
Antonyms:
hauteur Sentence Examples
- The aristocrat's haughty demeanor alienated the commoners.
- Sarah's hauteur concealed a deep insecurity.
- With hauteur characteristic of a monarchy, the king dismissed his servant's plea.
- Despite her humble origins, Emily carried herself with a certain hauteur.
- The CEO's haughty attitude towards his employees created a hostile work environment.
- The haughty dismissal of the scientist's theory proved to be a grave mistake.
- The haughty traveler looked down upon the locals as inferior.
- The haughty professor's лекцияs were both brilliant and insufferable.
- Henry's haughty refusal to apologize for his actions cost him his job.
- The haughty tone of the letter made it clear that the author had no respect for the recipient.
FAQs About the word hauteur
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiorsHaughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
superiority,arrogance, haughtiness, pretence, pretense, consequence, peremptoriness, attitude, presumptuousness, pretension
demureness, diffidence, unpretentiousness, modesty, bashfulness, demureness, shyness, modesty, unpretentiousness, timidity
The aristocrat's haughty demeanor alienated the commoners.
Sarah's hauteur concealed a deep insecurity.
With hauteur characteristic of a monarchy, the king dismissed his servant's plea.
Despite her humble origins, Emily carried herself with a certain hauteur.
