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haughty
English
Etymology
From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *h?h (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”). More at high, old.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?h??ti/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?h?ti/
- Rhymes: -??ti
- Homophone: hottie (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Adjective
haughty (comparative haughtier, superlative haughtiest)
- Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
- haughtily
- haughtiness
Related terms
- haught, haut, haute, hawt
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “haughty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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egoistic
English
Alternative forms
- egoïstic
Etymology
From egoist +? -ic.
Adjective
egoistic (comparative more egoistic, superlative most egoistic)
- Egoistical.
Antonyms
- Antonyms: altruistic, philanthropic
Derived terms
- egoistical
Related terms
- egoism
- egoist
Translations
See also
- misanthrope
- selfish
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- egotistical individualism
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