• Today's Word

Hauteur

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Definition

(noun) Arrogant pride or disdainful superiority.

Example

She answered with the hauteur of someone used to always being right.

Borrowed from French, hauteur literally means “height,” and it still carries a high-and-mighty vibe. Think of characters in period dramas with tilted chins and cutting remarks. It’s a word often used in fashion and film reviews to describe people who seem polished—but too aware of it.