hauteur
pronunciation
How to pronounce hauteur in British English:
UK [əʊˈtɜ:(r)]
How to pronounce hauteur in American English:
US [hɔˈtɜr]
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- Noun:
- overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Word Origin
- hauteur (n.)
- "a haughty bearing, arrogance of manner," 1620s, from French hauteur "haughtiness, arrogance," literally "height," from Old French hauture "height, loftiness; grandeur, majesty" (12c.), from haut (see haught).
Example
- 1. Various explanations are offered for obama 's unfeeling hauteur and europe 's consequent heartache .
- 2. She is of the generation and hauteur that would think all mail order items are a bit squalid .
- 3. A few days later china 's hauteur turned to indignation when america announced sanctions on a chinese company , zhuhai zhenrong , for its dealings with iran , even though the sanctions were largely symbolic .