haughtiness
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for haughtiness, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Arrogant, snobbish behaviour that shows someone thinks they are better than others.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
hauteur
lordliness
Antonyms
Etymology
Traced to Middle English hauteynesse and hautenesse, which came from Middle English hautein ("proud, haughty"), itself from Old French hautain with Middle English -nesse. In Modern English it was reanalysed as haughty plus -ness.
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