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:
- pridefulness
- lordliness
- consequence
- assumption
- hauteur
- self-consequence
- haughtiness
- high horse
- pretension
- presumptuousness
- pretentiousness
- bumptiousness
- attitude
- peremptoriness
- pretence
- masterfulness
- loftiness
- pretense
- self-importance
- pomposity
- superciliousness
- imperiousness
- pompousness
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- sauciness
- complacence
- self-contentment
- smugness
- dominance
- vainglory
- impudence
- swelled head
- brag
- cockiness
- strut
- swagger
- bossiness
- condescension
- pride
- snobbism
- bombast
- self-content
- self-conceit
- bravado
- inflation
- bowwow
- vaingloriousness
- snobbery
- triumphalism
- self-complacency
- cheekiness
- impertinence
- egotism
- chest-thumping
- self-opinion
- superiority complex
- self-satisfaction
- braggadocio
- side
- toploftiness
- snootiness
- authoritativeness
- boastfulness
- self-assertion
- scorn
- egoism
- self-centeredness
- cheek
- snobbishness
- vanity
- high-handedness
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, pridefulness, lordliness, consequence, assumption, hauteur, self-consequence, haughtiness
shyness, unpretentiousness, bashfulness, diffidence, modesty, modesty, diffidence, unpretentiousness, shyness, humility
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.
