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hautain — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.

Senses

hautain is used for these senses in English:

  • haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
  • high-handed Using power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
  • orgulous Proud; haughty; disdainful.
  • stuck up (idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.
  • supercilious Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.

Related French words