Definition of haughtiness Haughtiness
haugh•ti•ness
We found 4 definitions of haughtiness from 4 different sources.
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What does haughtiness mean?
WordNet
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| haughtiness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | ||
| arrogance, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness | ||
| superbia, pride unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||
| disdainfulness, superciliousness, condescension affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable" | ||
| contemptuousness the manifestation of scorn and contempt; "every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return" | ||
| hubris overbearing pride or presumption | ||
| domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingness the trait of being imperious and overbearing | ||
| superiority the quality of being superior | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- haughtiness (n.)
The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance.
Part of speech
🔤- haughtiness, noun, singular of haughtinesses.
