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