haughtiness

noun

haughtiness

noun

Etymology From Middle English hauteynesse, hautenesse, from Middle English hautein (“proud, haughty”), from Old French hautain + Middle English -nesse. Reanalysed in Modern English as haughty + -ness.

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

Synonyms: hauteur

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