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haughty
haugh·ty H0083900 (hô′tē)adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at arrogant.
[From Middle English haut, from Old French haut, halt, alteration (influenced by Frankish hōh, high) of Latin altus, high; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
haugh′ti·ly adv.haugh′ti·ness n.haughty (ˈhɔːtɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. having or showing arrogance2. archaic noble or exalted[C16: from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high] ˈhaughtily adv ˈhaughtiness nhaugh•ty (ˈhɔ ti)
adj. -ti•er, -ti•est. 1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; arrogant. 2. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted. [1520–30; obsolete haught (sp. variant of late Middle English haut < Middle French: high < Latin altus, with h- < Germanic; compare Old High German hoh high) + -y1] haugh′ti•ly, adv. haugh′ti•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | haughty - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirerprideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, imperious, lordly, overbearing, disdainfulproud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" |
haughtyadjective proud, arrogant, lofty, high, stuck-up (informal), contemptuous, conceited, imperious, snooty (informal), scornful, snobbish, disdainful, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, hoity-toity (informal), on your high horse (informal), uppish (Brit. informal) He spoke in a haughty tone.
modest, humble, meek, mild, self-effacing, subservient, wimpish or wimpy (informal)haughtyadjectiveOverly convinced of one's own superiority and importance:arrogant, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior.Idiom: on one's high horse.Translationshaughty (ˈhoːti) adjective very proud. a haughty look; a haughty young woman. 傲慢的 傲慢的ˈhaughtily adverb 傲慢地 傲慢地ˈhaughtiness noun 傲慢 傲慢haughty
Synonyms for haughtyadj proudSynonyms- proud
- arrogant
- lofty
- high
- stuck-up
- contemptuous
- conceited
- imperious
- snooty
- scornful
- snobbish
- disdainful
- supercilious
- high and mighty
- overweening
- hoity-toity
- on your high horse
- uppish
Antonyms- modest
- humble
- meek
- mild
- self-effacing
- subservient
- wimpish or wimpy
Synonyms for haughtyadj overly convinced of one's own superiority and importanceSynonyms- arrogant
- high-and-mighty
- insolent
- lofty
- lordly
- overbearing
- overweening
- prideful
- proud
- supercilious
- superior
Synonyms for haughtyadj having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthySynonyms- prideful
- sniffy
- supercilious
- swaggering
- imperious
- lordly
- overbearing
- disdainful
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