hauteur

[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]

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noun

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

Origin of hauteur

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

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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 | THE 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 | THE 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.
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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

Origin of hauteur

C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty

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