HAUGHTINESS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Someone who is described as "haughty" is proud in the worst way This is not the pride a parent feels for a child who's worked hard at something, and it's not the pride a marathoner feels for completing a race The word haughty communicates a kind of pride that is obviously full of contempt for others deemed inferior or unworthy
HAUGHTINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary He is known as much for his haughtiness as his courage There's a hint of aristocratic haughtiness to his manner Even as a child there was a haughtiness to her
Haughtiness - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com 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
Haughtiness - definition of haughtiness by The Free Dictionary A person who literally looks down his nose bears a countenance of disapproval or arrogance The expression carries a strong suggestion of snobbery or haughtiness It is getting more difficult for a lawyer to look down his nose at the courtroom, with consequent impairment of the prestige of the courts (Baltimore Sun, October, 1932)