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Word of the Day 09/16/23 Hauteur
Hauteur (noun)
hauteur [ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
noun
1. haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
WORDS RELATED TO HAUTEUR
condescension, self-importance, airs, audacity, conceit, conceitedness, contempt, disdain, disdainfulness, egotism, gall, haughtiness, high-handedness, nerve, pomposity, presumption, pride, snobbishness, vanity
See synonyms for hauteur on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1620–30; < French, equivalent to haut high (see haughty) + -eur-or
HOW TO USE HAUTEUR IN A SENTENCE
Swinton has an especially good command of vampire hauteur.
POLANSKI AND JARMUSCH AT CANNES | RICHARD PORTON | MAY 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
For 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
L mesme il y a des arbres d'inestimable beaut en hauteur & grosseur.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614 | VARIOUS
"Thank you, Dr. Weirmarsh, but I cannot see that my private affairs are any concern of yours," she replied with some hauteur.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO | WILLIAM LE QUEUX
She received her guest's protest with the utmost hauteur, and when we left the altercation was still in progress.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CAR | THOMAS D. MURPHY
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
hauteur [ hoh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
noun
1. haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
WORDS RELATED TO HAUTEUR
condescension, self-importance, airs, audacity, conceit, conceitedness, contempt, disdain, disdainfulness, egotism, gall, haughtiness, high-handedness, nerve, pomposity, presumption, pride, snobbishness, vanity
See synonyms for hauteur on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1620–30; < French, equivalent to haut high (see haughty) + -eur-or
HOW TO USE HAUTEUR IN A SENTENCE
Swinton has an especially good command of vampire hauteur.
POLANSKI AND JARMUSCH AT CANNES | RICHARD PORTON | MAY 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
For 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
L mesme il y a des arbres d'inestimable beaut en hauteur & grosseur.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614 | VARIOUS
"Thank you, Dr. Weirmarsh, but I cannot see that my private affairs are any concern of yours," she replied with some hauteur.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICO | WILLIAM LE QUEUX
She received her guest's protest with the utmost hauteur, and when we left the altercation was still in progress.
BRITISH HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS FROM A MOTOR CAR | THOMAS D. MURPHY
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.