HAUTEUR

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness

(noun) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hauteur (countable and uncountable, plural hauteurs)

Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.

Source: Wiktionary


Hau`teur", n. Etym: [F., fr. haut high. See Haughty.]

Definition: Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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