hauteur

[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]

/ hoʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for hauteur on Thesaurus.com

noun

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of hauteur

1620–30; <French, equivalent to haut high (see haughty) + -eur-or¹

Words nearby hauteur

Hauterive, Hautes-Alpes, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Hautes-Pyrénées, hauteur, Haute-Vienne, haut monde, hau tree, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use hauteur in a sentence

Swinton has an especially good command of vampire hauteur.
Polanski and Jarmusch at Cannes|Richard Porton|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For all his reputation for hauteur, I would forever after remember this evidence of Vidal's graciousness and self-confidence.
Putting Words in Gore Vidal’s Mouth—a Copywriter Recalls the 1982 Senate Campaign|Robert Chandler|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
L mesme il y a des arbres d'inestimable beaut en hauteur & grosseur.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
"Thank you, Dr. Weirmarsh, but I cannot see that my private affairs are any concern of yours," she replied with some hauteur.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux

She received her guest's protest with the utmost hauteur, and when we left the altercation was still in progress.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Her hauteur and coquetry subdued most of her maternal sentiments.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
She demanded rather than asked to see my mistress, with a hauteur born of the arctic snow.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for hauteur

hauteur

/ (əʊˈtɜː) /

noun

pride; haughtiness

Word Origin for hauteur

C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hauteur

Origin of hauteur

Words nearby hauteur

Words related to hauteur

How to use hauteur in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hauteur

Word Origin for hauteur