Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haughtiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
haugh-ti-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

haughtinesses (plural)

Synonyms

hauteur arrogance high-handedness lordliness

Questions

What does haughtiness mean?
The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
Where does haughtiness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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