noun
haughtiness
Haughtiness (noun) means the state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
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The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
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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.
Rhymes for haughtiness
business
ugliness
laziness
holiness
happiness
craziness
weariness
readiness
emptiness
manliness
dizziness
tardiness
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"haughtiness" (noun) means the state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.