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