haughtiness

[haw-tee-nis]

noun

1. scornful pride, snobbishness, or arrogance.

   I was accused of having an air of superiority, of haughtiness, of indifference or condescension to others.

Other Word Forms

• overhaughtiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of haughtiness¹

haughty ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )