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hauteur

/ɔːˈtɜː/ /oʊˈtɝ/

Meanings
noun
Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.

Examples :

"Her hauteur towards the new employee made him feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. "
attitude character person

Related Words

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

Illustration uncomfortable

uncomfortable adjective

/ʌnˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bəl/

Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

"The class squirmed and fidgeted in the uncomfortable new chairs."

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration feel

feel noun

/fiːl/

A quality of an object experienced by touch.

"Bark has a rough feel."

Illustration haughtiness

haughtiness noun

/ˈhɔːtinəs/ /ˈhɑːtinəs/

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

"Her haughtiness made it difficult for her classmates to befriend her, as she always acted like she was better than them. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration arrogance

arrogance noun

/ˈæɹ.oʊ.ɡəns/

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another

"His arrogance made it hard for him to work with others on the project. "

Illustration employee

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

Illustration him

him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

Illustration unwelcome

unwelcome verb

/ʌnˈwɛlkəm/

To treat as unwelcome.

"The group unwelcomed the new student by ignoring her questions and excluding her from their activities. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."