Synonyms for hauteur
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Noun
1. Haughtiness — haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness
haughtiness, arrogance, disdain, loftiness, pride, high-handedness, contumely, superciliousness, lordliness
Definitions
- n. 1
Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.
[A]n angered motorist sounded his horn, but The Senator took no heed: not out of arrogance or hauteur but, simply, because he took no heed.
Forms
- Plural
- hauteurs → haughtinesses, arrogances, loftinesses, prides…
Example sentences
- arrogance Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
- disdain Tom didn't notice the look of disdain on Mary's face.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hauteur | rising | |
| arrogance | rising | |
| disdain | rising | |
| haughtiness | rising | |
| loftiness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pride1
- 7 letters
- disdain2
- 9 letters
- arrogance3, loftiness, contumely
- 10 letters
- lordliness
- 11 letters
- haughtiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disdain2 = 2 syllables).