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.