haughty (redirected from haughtiest)

haugh·ty  (hôt)

adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est

Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.

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[From Middle English haut, from Old French haut, halt, alteration (influenced by Frankish hh, high) of Latin altus, high; see al-² in Indo-European roots.]

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haughti·ly adv.

haughti·ness n.

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest

1. having or showing arrogance

2. Archaic noble or exalted

[from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high]

haughtily  adv

haughtiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

haughty - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, imperious, lordly, overbearing, disdainful proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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haughty

adjective proud, arrogant, lofty, high, stuck-up (informal), contemptuous, conceited, imperious, snooty (informal), scornful, snobbish, disdainful, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, hoity-toity (informal), on your high horse (informal), uppish (Brit. informal) He spoke in a haughty tone.
modest, humble, meek, mild, self-effacing, subservient, wimpish or wimpy (informal)

Translations

haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] ADJ (haughtier (compar) (haughtiest (superl))) → altanero, altivo

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haughty [ˈhɔːti] adj (= proud) [person] → hautain(e); [tone, look] → hautain(e)

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haughty

adj (+er) manner, attitude, voice, expression → hochmütig, überheblich; disdain, person also → arrogant; look → geringschätzig

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → altezzoso/a, altero/a

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → altezzoso/a, altero/a

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haughty

adj haughty [ˈhoːti]

very proud a haughty look; a haughty young woman. hoogmoedig, trots مُتَكَبِّر надменен povýšený; domýšlivý hoven hochmütig υπερόπτης, αγέρωχος altanero, arrogante, engreído upsakas مغرور kopea hautain יָהִיר घमंडी bahat, arogantan gőgös angkuh stórlátur, hrokafullur altezzoso 高慢な 거만한 išdidus, arogantiškas, išpuikęs augstprātīgs sombong; angkuh hooghartig hoven, overlegen, arrogant wyniosły arrogante trufaş; aro­gant надменный povýšený, namyslený ošaben nadmen högdragen, högmodig ซึ่งทระนง kibirli, kendini beğenmiş 傲慢的 пихатий, гордовитий مغرور cao ngạo 傲慢的

adv haughtily

uit die hoogte, verwaand بِتَكَبُّر надменно domýšlivě hovent hochmütig υπεροπτικά altaneramente, arrogantemente, engreídamente upsakalt مغرورانه kopeasti avec hauteur בִּיהִירוּת अहंकार पूर्वक bahato, arogantno gőgösen secara angkuh með hroka/stórlæti con altezzosità 高慢に 건방지게 išdidžiai, iš aukšto augstprātīgi dgn angkuh hooghartig hovmodig, arrogant, overlegent wyniośle arrogantemente cu trufie; cu aroganţă надменно povýšene, namyslene ošabno nadmeno högmodigt อย่างยโส kibirle 傲慢地 пихато غرور سے kiêu căng; ngạo mạn 傲慢地

n haughtiness

hoogmoedigheid, trots تَكَبُّر надменност povýšenost hovenhed der Hochmut υπεροψία altanería, arrogancia, engreimiento upsakus غرور kopeus hauteur, morgue יְהִירוּת अहंकार bahatost, arogantnost gőg(össég) keangkuhan stórlæti, hroki altezzosità 高慢 건방짐 išdidumas, išpuikimas augstprātība keangkuhan hooghartigheid overlegenhet, arroganse wyniosłość, pycha arrogância trufie; aroganţă надменность povýšenosť ošabnost nadmenost högmodighet ความทระนง kibirlilik 傲慢 гордовитість; пихатість گھمنڈ tính kiêu căng; thái độ cao ngạo 傲慢