Phrase guide

high and mighty

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.
  • Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

An arrogant or self-important person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: ennasttäis — overbearingly arrogant
  • Finnish: leuhka — overbearingly arrogant
  • Russian: великий и могучий (velikij i mogučij) — overbearingly arrogant
  • Dutch: hoogmogend — courtesy title
  • Dutch: edelmogend — courtesy title
  • French: haut et puissant — courtesy title
  • German: hochmögend — courtesy title
  • Latin: celsus ac praepotens — courtesy title