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:
- inflation
- snobbery
- self-centeredness
- braggadocio
- strut
- self-content
- self-satisfaction
- self-consequence
- complacence
- swagger
- egoism
- pride
- self-opinion
- egotism
- scorn
- cockiness
- vanity
- cheek
- cheekiness
- snobbishness
- sauciness
- smugness
- snobbism
- dominance
- chest-thumping
- vainglory
- bombast
- high-handedness
- self-contentment
- self-complacency
- bravado
- brag
- triumphalism
- boastfulness
- bowwow
- bumptiousness
- self-assertion
- side
- condescension
- authoritativeness
- snootiness
- impertinence
- impudence
- bossiness
- toploftiness
- self-conceit
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.
arrogance, superiority, attitude, superciliousness, lordliness, pretense, loftiness, peremptoriness, pretentiousness, pretence
humility, demureness, modesty, unpretentiousness, bashfulness, diffidence, timidity, diffidence, modesty, shyness
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.
