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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Related Words for hauteur

condescension, presumption, haughtiness, nerve, conceit, disdain, audacity, airs, gall, pride, pomposity, egotism, contempt, vanity, high-handedness, conceitedness

Examples from the Web for hauteur

Contemporary Examples of hauteur

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

Historical Examples of hauteur

He joyed to observe that these men of incredible millions had no hauteur.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
“If you choose to suspect evil, of course you can,” she answered with hauteur.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
Jerome K. Jerome
There was a touch of hauteur in his tone when he replied, "Do you suggest that I am hiding him?"
The Grell Mystery
Frank Froest
Her eyes met his in a quick surprise that was on the verge of hauteur.
The Highgrader
William MacLeod Raine
"So much the better," said Mrs. Millar, again with a suspicion of hauteur in her voice.
A Houseful of Girls
Sarah Tytler

British Dictionary definitions for hauteur

hauteur

noun

pride; haughtiness

Word Origin for hauteur

C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty

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Word Origin and History for hauteur

1620s, from French hauteur "haughtiness, arrogance," literally "height," from Old French hauture (12c.) "height, loftiness; grandeur, majesty," from haut (see haught).