haute

[ oht ]

/ oʊt /

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adjective

high-class or high-toned; fancy: an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd.

high; elevated; upper.

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Also haut

[oh; especially before a vowel oht]. /oʊ; especially before a vowel oʊt/.

Origin of haute

1780–90; generalized from haute couture, haute cuisine, etc.; <French, feminine of haut literally, high; see haughty

Words nearby haute

haustellate, haustellum, haustorium, hautbois, hautboy, haute, haute couture, haute cuisine, haute école, Haute-Garonne, Haute-Loire

How to use haute in a sentence

Most delightful of all is Fleabag’s Hot Priest, Andrew Scott, perfectly cast as Linda’s haute-bohemian mentor Lord Merlin.
Amazon’s Divine Period Romance The Pursuit of Love Gives Classic Social Satire a Modern Twist|Judy Berman|July 30, 2021|Time
But while that level of ‘haute couture’ is building the market, we want to be seen as more prêt-à-porter.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Haute Butch is one of a number of new design houses targeting the trans, butch, and androgynous dressers.
Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Haute Butch] is stepping into that area with such confidence and they are so non-apologetic.
Look Who’s Wearing The Pants: Haute Butch’s Gender-Blending Style|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jacqueline Kennedy helped change all that in the 1960s, with her unflappable chic and wardrobe full of haute couture.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion|Raquel Laneri|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the drabness of the 1950s, her clothes were chic and slightly transgressive, but not haute couture.
Barbara Hulanicki, Queen of Fast Fashion|Lizzie Crocker|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the English point of view, there are two kinds of pieces included in the domain of our Haute Comédie.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
Jolibois, Dictionnaire historique de la Haute-Marne, p. 492.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
Veuillez agrer, Monsieur le Marchal, l'expression de ma haute considration et mes sentiments de cordiale camaraderie.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres
Tapestry is woven in two ways, by a high or by a low-warp loom (haute-lisse or basse-lisse), vertical or horizontal.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
This volunteer captain with the winning way was of the haute noblesse, and he could make her Lady Falconnet.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde