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- [haw-tee]
- /ˈhɔ ti/
- /ˈhɔː.ti/
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- [haw-tee]
- /ˈhɔ ti/
Definitions of haughty word
- adjective haughty disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk. 1
- adjective haughty Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted. 1
- noun haughty Arrogantly superior and disdainful. 1
- adjective haughty disdainful 1
- adjective haughty You use haughty to describe someone's behaviour or appearance when you disapprove of the fact that they seem to be very proud and to think that they are better than other people. 0
- adjective haughty having or showing arrogance 0
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Origin of haughty
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; obsolete haught (spelling variant of late Middle English haute < Middle French < Latin altus high, with h- < Germanic; compare Old High German hok high) + -y1
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Parts of speech for Haughty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
haughty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for haughty
adj haughty
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- snobbish — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- cavalier — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
- indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- snooty — snobbish.
adjective haughty
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- egotistic — Egotistical.
Antonyms for haughty
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