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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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- overhaughtiness noun
51³Ô¹Ï 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.â€
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