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haughtiness
[ haw-tee-nis ]
noun
- scornful pride, snobbishness, or arrogance:
I was accused of having an air of superiority, of haughtiness, of indifference or condescension to others.
Other Word Forms
- ··ܲ·پ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of haughtiness1
Example Sentences
Nick went to Princeton and graduated with all of the Ivy League haughtiness, if not the GPA or success, associated with such a diploma.
Few pleasures make cold cruelty warm the soul quite as well, because few look at the genre with such a knowing blend of appreciation and haughtiness.
Consider the haughtiness of her unforgettable dowager in “Gosford Park” set against the character’s dire financial straits.
There was a playfulness and affability that was lacking this year, and was instead replaced by tension, haughtiness, indifference and downright rudeness — a sentiment that I heard from multiple camp mates, both old and new.
He also said that Ms. Young’s lack of response to some emails from the defense “suggests a degree of haughtiness.”
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