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haughty

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • hô′tē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːti/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈhoːtɪj/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈhɔti/ without the cot–caught merger
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈhɑti/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈhoːti/
  • Scotland: /ˈhɔte/
  • rhymes with -ɔːti
  • homophone: hottie (cot–caught merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, boastful, lordly, bombastic, buggish, cocky, conceited, disdainful, domineering, egotistical, entitled, flatulent, flaunting, full of oneself, glorious, grandiose, hankty, haught, haughty, haut, high-handed, high-hat, high and mighty, highfalutin, hoity-toity, holier-than-thou, hubristic, hubristical, imperious, inflated, insolent, la-di-da, orgulous, ostentatious, overbearing, overweening, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, priggish, puffed up, sanctimonious, self-important, snobbish, snooty, snotty, stout, stuck up, supercilious, thrasonic, thrasonical, toploftical, toplofty, tumid, turgid, uppish, uppity, uppy, upstage, vain

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy- W.L.Shirer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
  • haughty aristocrats
  • his lordly manners were offensive
  • walked with a prideful swagger
  • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
  • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
  • a more swaggering mood than usual

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disdainful, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”).

Across languages

Translations

145 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُتَعَالٍ (mutaʕālin) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Arabic: الْمُتَعَالِي (al-mutaʕālī) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Arabic: مُتَكَبِّر (mutakabbir) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Arabic: مُتَغَطْرِس (mutaḡaṭris) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Arabic: غِطْرِس (ḡiṭris) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Arabic: غِطْرِيس (ḡiṭrīs) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Armenian: գոռոզություն (goṙozutʻyun) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: заразуме́лы (zarazumjély) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: напы́шлівы (napýšlivy) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: пага́рдлівы (pahárdlivy) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: высакаме́рны (vysakamjérny) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: пыхлі́вы (pyxlívy) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: ганары́сты (hanarýsty) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: гардава́ты (hardaváty) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: ганарлі́вы (hanarlívy) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Belarusian: фанабэ́рысты (fanabérysty) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Bulgarian: надме́нен (nadménen) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Bulgarian: високоме́рен (visokoméren) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Bulgarian: гордел́ив (gordeĺiv) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Catalan: superb — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Catalan: orgullós — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Catalan: arrogant — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Catalan: altiu — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Catalan: altívol — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傲慢 (àomàn) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高傲 (gāo'ào) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Chinese Mandarin: 驕傲 /骄傲 (jiāo'ào) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Czech: pyšný — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Czech: povýšený — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Czech: nadutý — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Czech: povýšenecký — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Dutch: hooghartig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Dutch: hoogmoedig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Egyptian: q-A-A28-Aa17-Z1 (qꜣ sꜣ) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Finnish: mahtaileva — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Finnish: ylimielinen — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Finnish: koppava — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Finnish: kopea — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • French: hautain — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • French: suffisant — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: soberbio — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: arrogante — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: altivo — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: orgulloso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: atufado — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Galician: fachendoso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: hochmütig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: stolz — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: überheblich — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: arrogant — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: hochnäsig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: eingebildet — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • German: hochfahrend — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Greek: υπεροπτικός (yperoptikós) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Greek: αλαζών (alazón) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Greek: αλαζόνας (alazónas) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Greek: αλαζονικός (alazonikós) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ancient Greek: γαῦρος (gaûros) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hebrew: יָהִיר (yahír) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hebrew: שַׁחְצָן (shaẖtzán) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hindi: घमंडी (ghamaṇḍī) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hindi: अभिमानी (abhimānī) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hindi: दंभी (dambhī) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hindi: अहंकारी (ahaṅkārī) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: dölyfös — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: gőgös — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: fennhéjázó — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: fölényes — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: nagyképű — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Hungarian: beképzelt — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: airdiúil — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: anuaibhreach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: arduallach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: ceannard — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: foruallach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: iarlaitheach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: móiréiseach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: mórtasach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: teidealach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: toirtéiseach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Irish: uaibhreach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: superbo — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: orgoglioso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: altero — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: altezzoso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: arrogante — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Italian: albagioso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Japanese: 高慢な (kōman na) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Japanese: 傲慢な (gōman na) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Japanese: 横柄な (ōhei na) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Japanese: 尊大な (sondai na) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Korean: 거만하다 (geomanhada) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Latin: superbus — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Latvian: iedomīgs — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Latvian: uzpūtīgs — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Macedonian: горделив (gordeliv) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Macedonian: надмен (nadmen) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Malayalam: അഹങ്കാര (ahaṅkāra) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Māori: whakakake — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Middle English: digne — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Norman: hautain — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ovenpå — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyferdig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Persian: برمنش (barmaneš) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Plautdietsch: huachnäsich — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Polish: wyniosły — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Polish: zarozumiały — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Portuguese: soberbo — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Portuguese: vanglorioso — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Portuguese: imodesto — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Portuguese: altivo — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Romanian: mândru — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: высокоме́рный (vysokomérnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: презри́тельный (prezrítelʹnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: надме́нный (nadménnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: напы́щенный (napýščennyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: высокопа́рный (vysokopárnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: вы́спренний (výsprennij) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: зано́счивый (zanósčivyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: спеси́вый (spesívyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Russian: гордели́вый (gordelívyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Scottish Gaelic: àrdanach — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Serbo-Croatian: надмен — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Serbo-Croatian: nadmen — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Slovak: pyšný — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Slovak: povýšený — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Spanish: soberbio — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Spanish: altanero — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Spanish: altivo — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Swedish: högfärdig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Swedish: högdragen — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Swedish: högmodig — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Swedish: överlägsen — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Tocharian B: śarware — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: зарозумі́лий (zarozumílyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: бундю́чний (bundjúčnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: гордови́тий (hordovýtyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: гордува́тий (horduvátyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: гонори́стий (honorýstyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: пиха́тий (pyxátyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: пихли́вий (pyxlývyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: фуду́льний (fudúlʹnyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: пиндю́чливий (pyndjúčlyvyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Ukrainian: згі́рдливий (zhírdlyvyj) — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
  • Welsh: ffroenuchel — disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority