First Known Use: circa 1628
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hauteur
noun hau·teur \hȯ-ˈtər, (h)ō-\
Definition of HAUTEUR
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Origin of HAUTEUR
French, from haut high — more at haughty
Related to HAUTEUR
- Synonyms
- assumption, bumptiousness, consequence, haughtiness, arrogance, high horse, huffiness, imperiousness, loftiness, lordliness, masterfulness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness, self-consequence, self-importance, superciliousness, superiority, toploftiness
- Antonyms
- humility, modesty, unassumingness, unpretentiousness
Rhymes with HAUTEUR
as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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