Word Meanings - HAUGHTY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See 1. High; lofty; bold. To measure the most haughty mountain's height. Spenser. Equal unto this haughty enterprise. Spenser 2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant;

Additional info about word: HAUGHTY

hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See 1. High; lofty; bold. To measure the most haughty mountain's height. Spenser. Equal unto this haughty enterprise. Spenser 2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing. A woman of a haughty and imperious nature. Clarendon. 3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage. Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came towering. Milton.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of HAUGHTY)

• High
• Elevated
• lofty
• tall
• eminent
• excellent
• noble
• haughty
• violent
• proud
• exalted
• Imperious
• Arrogant
• exacting
• dictatorial
• authoritative
• domineering
• lordly
• Lofty
• towering
• high
• dignified
• stately
• majestic
• airy
• Proud
• imperious
• supercilious
• presumptuous
• boastful
• vain glorious
• vain
• ostentatious
• elated
• self-satisfied
• imposing
• magnificent
• self-conscious
• Supercilious
• Haughty
• contemptuous
• disdainful
• arrogant
• i solent

Related words: (words related to HAUGHTY)

• MAGNIFICENTLY
  In a Magnificent manner.
• IMPOSABLE
  Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond.
• PROUDLING
  A proud or haughty person. Sylvester.
• ELATION
  A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. "Felt the elation of triumph." Sir W. Scott.
• EXACTOR
  One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
• EXACTING
  Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n.
• PROUD
  prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly;
• NOBLEWOMAN
  A female of noble rank; a peeress.
• EXACTLY
  In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly wrought." Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as their interests required. Bancroft.
• DISDAINFUL
  Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. Akenside. -- Dis*dain"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*dain"ful*ness, n.
• BOASTFUL
  Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting; vainglorious; self-praising. -- Boast"ful*ly, adv. -- Boast"ful*ness, n.
• IMPOSINGNESS
  The quality of being imposing.
• IMPOSTRESS; IMPOSTRIX
  A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. Fuller.
• EXALTMENT
  Exaltation. Barrow.
• CONTEMPTUOUSLY
  In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and used contemptuously. Jer. Taylor.
• EXACTION
  1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion. Take away your exactions from my
• NOBLE
  nobilis that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, 1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart. Statues,
• IMPOSTURAGE
  Imposture; cheating. Jer. Taylor.
• PRESUMPTUOUSNESS
  The quality or state of being presumptuous.
• IMPOSTOR
  One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." Milton. Syn. -- Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See Deceiver.
• PRELATIST
  One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott.
• MANDELATE
  A salt of mandelic acid.
• GELATIFICATION
  The formation of gelatin.
• RELATIONSHIP
  The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason.
• INEXACTLY
  In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor.
• PRELATISM
  Prelacy; episcopacy.
• INEXACT
  Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.
• CRENELATION
  The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure.
• PRELATIZE
  To bring under the influence of prelacy. Palfrey.
• MISRELATION
  Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall.
• ANHELATION
  Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill.
• SPHACELATE
  To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify.
• OVERPROUD
  Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.