Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
hault
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lofty; haughty.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete spelling of halt.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Old French hault, French haut. See haughty.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hault (comparative) most hault (superlative) haults (present, singular) haulting (participle, present) haulted (participle, past) haulted (past)

Questions

What does hault mean?
Lofty; haughty.
Where does hault come from?
Old French hault, French haut. See haughty.

How to pronounce hault

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