huffiness (Meaning)
huffiness (n)
a passing state of anger and resentment
huffiness (n.)
The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper.
Synonyms & Antonyms of huffiness
Synonyms:
- haughtiness
- presumptuousness
- pomposity
- self-consequence
- loftiness
- pretense
- imperiousness
- high horse
- consequence
- pretence
- self-importance
- attitude
- assumption
- bumptiousness
- superciliousness
- masterfulness
- pretentiousness
- pridefulness
- hauteur
- pretension
- pompousness
- peremptoriness
- lordliness
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- self-centeredness
- bowwow
- impudence
- impertinence
- self-content
- egoism
- snobbishness
- vaingloriousness
- side
- cockiness
- strut
- chest-thumping
- boastfulness
- self-satisfaction
- brag
- self-complacency
- snootiness
- vainglory
- snobbism
- egotism
- self-contentment
- triumphalism
- swagger
- braggadocio
- scorn
- swelled head
- cheek
- condescension
- authoritativeness
- self-conceit
- smugness
- bombast
- dominance
- vanity
- self-assertion
- pride
- inflation
- superiority complex
- bossiness
- complacence
- sauciness
- high-handedness
- cheekiness
- snobbery
- bravado
- toploftiness
- self-opinion
Antonyms:
huffiness Sentence Examples
- The child's huffiness over a denied request was amusing.
- The meeting ended in a huffiness-filled stalemate.
- The boss's response was met with an air of huffiness from the employees.
- Her huffiness made it clear that she was displeased with the decision.
- The politician's speech was interrupted by a chorus of huffiness from the audience.
- The relationship suffered from frequent bouts of huffiness and resentment.
- The child's huffiness dissipated once they got their way.
- The waiter's huffiness made it seem like we were a bother to him.
- The huffiness between the siblings was palpable during the family gathering.
- Her huffiness was a passive-aggressive way of expressing her anger.
FAQs About the word huffiness
a passing state of anger and resentmentThe state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper.
arrogance, disdain, superiority, haughtiness, presumptuousness, pomposity, self-consequence, loftiness, pretense, imperiousness
bashfulness, humility, unpretentiousness,humility, shyness, demureness, modesty, diffidence, unpretentiousness, diffidence
The child's huffiness over a denied request was amusing.
The meeting ended in a huffiness-filled stalemate.
The boss's response was met with an air of huffiness from the employees.
Her huffiness made it clear that she was displeased with the decision.
