hoity-toity (Meaning)
hoity-toity (s)
affectedly genteel
hoity-toity (a.)
Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoity-toity
Synonyms:
- snippy
- egoistical
- high-sounding
- self-conceited
- high-hat
- egotistic
- high-flown
- supercilious
- self-satisfied
- vainglorious
- self-complacent
- bumptious
- high-handed
- presumptuous
- affected
- highfalutin
- overweening
- sententious
- high-minded
- bragging
- grandiloquent
- egoistic
- self-important
- conceited
- self-obsessed
- egotistical
- lah-di-dah
- self-centered
- la-di-da
- high-toned
- aggressive
- la-de-da
- pompous
- ostentatious
- grandiose
- pretentious
- haughty
- complacent
- snobby
- hifalutin
- prideful
- disdainful
- cavalier
- snobbish
- imperious
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- self-dramatizing
- stuck-up
- flaunting
- lah-de-dah
- insolent
- sure
- self-aggrandizing
- self-assured
- bold
- flashy
- self-confident
- rude
- glitzy
- airy
- cheeky
- audacious
- self-glorifying
- gaudy
- confident
- lordly
- assertive
- self-asserting
- showy
- superior
- garish
- flamboyant
- boastful
- brassy
- self-promoting
- impudent
- self-assertive
- cocky
- braggart
- lah-dee-dah
- self-pleased
Antonyms:
hoity-toity Sentence Examples
- The hoity-toity socialite flaunted her designer handbag at the charity gala.
- He used hoity-toity phrases that made it difficult for others to understand him.
- The couple's snobbish attitude made them appear hoity-toity.
- The hoity-toity party planner was obsessed with the finest details.
- Her hoity-toity manner made her seem standoffish and unapproachable.
- The hoity-toity chef refused to cook anything that wasn't organic and gluten-free.
- The hoity-toity boutique sold clothes that were absurdly expensive.
- He tried to act hoity-toity, but everyone saw through his pretense.
- The hoity-toity magazine editor dismissed the work of unknown writers.
- Her hoity-toity voice grated on the nerves of the guests at the dinner party.
FAQs About the word hoity-toity
affectedly genteelThoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an excl
proud,arrogant, vain, uppity, important, smug, high-and-mighty, snippy, egoistical, high-sounding
unassuming, lowly, quiet, passive, lowly, humble, unassuming, retiring, meek, homely
The hoity-toity socialite flaunted her designer handbag at the charity gala.
He used hoity-toity phrases that made it difficult for others to understand him.
The couple's snobbish attitude made them appear hoity-toity.
The hoity-toity party planner was obsessed with the finest details.
