| 单词 | haughtiness |
| 释义 | haughtiness (once / 4187 pages) n If you are shy and have a hard time talking to others, people might wrongly interpret your quietness as haughtiness. Haughtiness is thinking a lot of yourself and not much of others. The word haughtiness originally comes from the Old French adjective haut meaning "high" and later developed to mean having a high estimation of yourself. When you think of the word, imagine a Queen riding by on a horse, chin upturned, not paying any mind to her subjects below. Her Highness might as well be called Her Haughtiness up there. WORD FAMILYhaughtiness: haughtinesses+/haughty: haughtier, haughtiest, haughtily, haughtiness USAGE EXAMPLESAny haughtiness was surely inadvertent, but there it was: prepare yourselves for a shift toward the popular. The New Yorker(Dec 10, 2016) Many attributed Mr. Renzi’s downfall to haughtiness, and to tying his political fate to that of the referendum. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) He said that gives a haughtiness and yet a sort of respect. The Guardian(Oct 28, 2016) n overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors Syn|Hypo|Hyper arrogance, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness condescension, disdainfulness, superciliousness the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior contemptuousnessthe manifestation of scorn and contempt hubrisoverbearing pride or presumption domineeringness, imperiousness, overbearingnessthe trait of being imperious and overbearing superioritydisplaying a sense of being better than others snobbery, snobbishness, snobbismthe trait of condescending to those of lower social status clannishness, cliquishness, exclusivenesstendency to associate with only a select group pride, superbia unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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