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Definition of Hauteur
1. Noun. Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors.
Generic synonyms: Pride, Superbia
Specialized synonyms: Condescension, Disdainfulness, Superciliousness, Contemptuousness, Hubris, Domineeringness, Imperiousness, Overbearingness, Superiority, Snobbery, Snobbishness, Snobbism
Derivative terms: Arrogant, Haughty, High-handed, Lordly
Definition of Hauteur
1. n. Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
Definition of Hauteur
1. Noun. haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hauteur
1. haughty manner or spirit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hauteur
Literary usage of Hauteur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... for using the expression' take a drive,' she treated him ' with an hauteur to
which he would not again expose himself (Fifty Years' Recollections, iii. ..."
2. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1878)
"hauteur: 9, 3. Les trois bustes 36, 37 et 38 rappellent, par la position qu'occupent
les bras, les figurines en métal décrites ci-dessus. ..."
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