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haughtiness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arrogance, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pride, superbia

Narrower terms: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, contemptuousness, hubris, imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness, superiority, snobbery, snobbism, snobbishness

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَجْرَفَة (ʕajrafa) — the property of being haughty
  • Arabic: كِبْرِيَاء (kibriyāʔ) — the property of being haughty
  • Aramaic: ܪܘܡܐ — the property of being haughty
  • Aramaic: ܫܘܩܠܐ — the property of being haughty
  • Aramaic: ܪܡܘܬܐ — the property of being haughty
  • Old Armenian: հպարտութիւն (hpartutʻiwn) — the property of being haughty
  • Old Armenian: համբարտակ (hambartak) — the property of being haughty
  • Old Armenian: յօն (yōn) — the property of being haughty
  • Bulgarian: арога́нтност (arogántnost) — the property of being haughty
  • Bulgarian: надменност (nadmennost) — the property of being haughty
  • Bulgarian: високомерие (visokomerie) — the property of being haughty
  • Catalan: supèrbia — the property of being haughty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傲慢 (àomàn) — the property of being haughty
  • Finnish: ylimielisyys — the property of being haughty
  • French: orgueil — the property of being haughty
  • French: hautaineté — the property of being haughty
  • Georgian: ქედმაღლობა (kedmaɣloba) — the property of being haughty
  • German: Hoffart — the property of being haughty
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹 (hauhhairtei) — the property of being haughty
  • Greek: ακαταδεξιά (akatadexiá) — the property of being haughty
  • Ancient Greek: βρένθος (brénthos) — the property of being haughty
  • Gujarati: હુંપણું (humpṇũ) — the property of being haughty
  • Gujarati: આમળો (āmaḷo) — the property of being haughty
  • Hindi: अभिमान (abhimān) — the property of being haughty
  • Hindi: घमंड (ghamaṇḍ) — the property of being haughty
  • Hungarian: gőg — the property of being haughty
  • Hungarian: dölyf — the property of being haughty
  • Icelandic: dramb — the property of being haughty
  • Irish: airdiúlacht — the property of being haughty
  • Irish: móiréis — the property of being haughty
  • Irish: mórtas — the property of being haughty
  • Irish: teidealacht — the property of being haughty
  • Irish: toirtéis — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: superbia — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: fierezza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: sufficienza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: sicumera — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: sussiego — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: supponenza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: albagia — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: altezzosità — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: alterezza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: boriosità — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: burbanza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: orgogliosità — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: iattanza — the property of being haughty
  • Italian: orgoglio — the property of being haughty
  • Latin: superbia — the property of being haughty
  • Latin: arrogantia — the property of being haughty
  • Latin: īnsolentia — the property of being haughty
  • Latin: exaltātiō — the property of being haughty
  • Latvian: lepnība — the property of being haughty
  • Macedonian: горделивост (gordelivost) — the property of being haughty
  • Malayalam: അഹങ്കാരം (ahaṅkāraṁ) — the property of being haughty
  • Manx: ard-wannalys — the property of being haughty
  • Manx: ard-oaie — the property of being haughty
  • Nahuatl: nepōhualiztli — the property of being haughty
  • Polish: buta — the property of being haughty
  • Polish: wyniosłość — the property of being haughty
  • Polish: zarozumiałość — the property of being haughty
  • Portuguese: potra — the property of being haughty
  • Portuguese: altanaria — the property of being haughty
  • Portuguese: orgulho — the property of being haughty
  • Portuguese: altivez — the property of being haughty
  • Romanian: trufie — the property of being haughty
  • Romanian: trufă — the property of being haughty
  • Romanian: mândrie — the property of being haughty
  • Russian: высокоме́рие (vysokomérije) — the property of being haughty
  • Russian: надме́нность (nadménnostʹ) — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: ба̀хато̄ст — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̏холо̄ст — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: го́рдо̄ст — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: bàhatōst — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: ȍholōst — the property of being haughty
  • Serbo-Croatian: górdōst — the property of being haughty
  • Spanish: soberbia — the property of being haughty
  • Spanish: altanería — the property of being haughty
  • Spanish: altivez — the property of being haughty
  • Spanish: orgullo — the property of being haughty
  • Swedish: högfärd — the property of being haughty
  • Swedish: arrogans — the property of being haughty
  • Tamil: அகங்காரம் (akaṅkāram) — the property of being haughty
  • Tocharian B: śarwarñe — the property of being haughty
  • Tok Pisin: pasin antap — the property of being haughty
  • Turkish: kibir — the property of being haughty
  • Ottoman Turkish: غرور (gurur) — the property of being haughty
  • Ottoman Turkish: كبر (kibr, kibir) — the property of being haughty
  • Ottoman Turkish: طور (tavr, tavır) — the property of being haughty
  • Ugaritic: 𐎂𐎀𐎐 (gản) — the property of being haughty
  • Ukrainian: зарозумі́лість (zarozumílistʹ) — the property of being haughty
  • Ukrainian: гордови́тість (hordovýtistʹ) — the property of being haughty
  • Ukrainian: зве́рхність (zvérxnistʹ) — the property of being haughty
  • Ukrainian: пиха́ (pyxá) — the property of being haughty
  • Ukrainian: пиха́тість (pyxátistʹ) — the property of being haughty
  • Urdu: ابھمان (abhimān) — the property of being haughty
  • Urdu: گھمنڈ (ghamaṇḍ) — the property of being haughty
  • Welsh: trahauster — the property of being haughty
  • Welsh: balchder — the property of being haughty