haughty

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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, from Old French haut, hault, from Frankish *hauh, *hōh and Latin altus.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɔːti/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhɔti/
• (cot-caught) IPA: /ˈhɑti/

Adjective

haughty (comparative haughtier, superlative haughtiest)

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

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:arrogant

Related terms

• haught, haut
• old

Translations

• French: hautain, suffisant
• German: hochmütig, stolz, überheblich, arrogant, hochnäsig, eingebildet, hochfahrend
• Italian: superbo, orgoglioso, altero, altezzoso, arrogante, albagioso
• Portuguese: soberbo, vanglorioso, imodesto, altivo
• Russian: высокоме́рный
• Spanish: soberbio, altanero

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