- haughtiness
- haugh·ti·ness
English syllables. 2014.
haughtiness
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Haughtiness — Haugh ti*ness, n. [For hauteinness. See {Haughty}.] The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance. Syn: Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. Usage: {Haughtiness}, {Arrogance}, {Disdain}. Haughtiness denotes the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haughtiness — index contumely, disdain, pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
haughtiness — 1550s, from HAUGHTY (Cf. haughty) + NESS (Cf. ness). Earlier was haughtness (late 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
haughtiness — [n] air of supremacy aloofness, arrogance, conceit, contempt, contemptuousness, disdain, disdainfulness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, pomposity, pride, snobbishness, superbity, superciliousness; concept 633 Ant. humility, meekness … New thesaurus
haughtiness — haughty ► ADJECTIVE (haughtier, haughtiest) ▪ arrogantly superior and disdainful. DERIVATIVES haughtily adverb haughtiness noun. ORIGIN Old French hault high from Latin altus … English terms dictionary
haughtiness — noun see haughty … New Collegiate Dictionary
haughtiness — See haughtily. * * * … Universalium
haughtiness — noun The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery … Wiktionary
haughtiness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, aloofness, snobbishness; see arrogance . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being arrogant: arrogance, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbear ingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness,… … English dictionary for students
haughtiness — sb. RG. 29 … Oldest English Words
haughtiness — haugh·ti·ness || hÉ”Ëtɪnɪs n. arrogance, snobbishness, disdainfulness … English contemporary dictionary
