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[ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ] / hoʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hauteur ON THESAURUS.COM
nounhaughty manner or spirit; arrogance. Origin of hauteur1620–30; <French, equivalent to haut high (see haughty) + -eur-or1 Words nearby hauteurHauterive, Hautes-Alpes, Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Hautes-Pyrénées, hauteur, Haute-Vienne, haut monde, hau tree, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hauteurFor all his reputation for hauteur, I would forever after remember this evidence of Vidal's graciousness and self-confidence. Putting Words in Gore Vidal’s Mouth—a Copywriter Recalls the 1982 Senate Campaign|Robert Chandler|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST It came to him suddenly that that placidity and hauteur which he had so admired in the old days were no mask for fires within. The Valiants of Virginia|Hallie Erminie Rives Miss Blount is a true woman, her hauteur of a moment since vanishes like snow, and compassion takes its place. Many of her friends treated Lois as if she were a sort of upper servant, with a mingled condescension and hauteur. Gordon Keith|Thomas Nelson Page
There was an aloofness which was not born of hauteur but rather of a lingering doubt of herself. The Goose Girl|Harold MacGrath "It is Mrs. Annandale," his client returned with some hauteur. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident|Edgar Saltus
British Dictionary definitions for hauteurWord Origin for hauteurC17: from French, from haut high; see haughty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hauteurcondescension, self-importance, presumption, haughtiness, nerve, conceit, pompousness, disdain, audacity, airs, gall, pride, egotism, contempt, vanity, high-handedness, conceitedness, snobbishness, disdainfulness |