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