hauteur

[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]

noun

1. haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

hauteur

/ əʊˈtɜː /

noun

1. pride; haughtiness

Word History and Origins

Origin of hauteur¹

1620–30; < French, equivalent to haut high ( haughty ) + -eur -or ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hauteur¹

C17: from French, from haut high; see haughty

Example Sentences

Swinton has an especially good command of vampire hauteur.

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For all his reputation for hauteur, I would forever after remember this evidence of Vidal's graciousness and self-confidence.

From The Daily Beast

L mesme il y a des arbres d'inestimable beaut en hauteur & grosseur.

From Project Gutenberg

"Thank you, Dr. Weirmarsh, but I cannot see that my private affairs are any concern of yours," she replied with some hauteur.

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She received her guest's protest with the utmost hauteur, and when we left the altercation was still in progress.

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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.

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Related Words

• condescension
• self-importance