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