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hauteur

[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
/ hoʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr /
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noun

haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

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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
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Words related to hauteur

condescension, self-importance, presumption, haughtiness, nerve, conceit, pompousness, disdain, audacity, airs, gall, pride, egotism, contempt, vanity, high-handedness, conceitedness, snobbishness, disdainfulness

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British Dictionary definitions for hauteur

hauteur
/ (əʊˈtɜː) /

noun

pride; haughtiness

Word Origin for hauteur

C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty
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