haughty
gb/hˈɔti/ us/hˈɔti/
C1
Anglais
~ 25300
gőgös, fennhéjázó
C1
FORMAL
1
gőgös
B2
fennhéjázó
C1
Schéma d’usage :
[someone/something] is haughty (toward [someone])
She gave the waiter a haughty look and refused to say thank you.
Gőgös pillantást vetett a pincérre, és megköszönni sem volt hajlandó.
His haughty tone during the meeting offended several of his colleagues.
A megbeszélésen megütött gőgös hangnemével több kollégáját is megsértette.
The nobles were described as distant and haughty toward the villagers.
He was too haughty to admit that he had made a mistake.
The actress had a reputation for being charming in public but haughty in private.
Exemples pédagogiques
The rich woman spoke in a haughty voice.
A gazdag nő gőgös hangon beszélt.
He is too haughty to listen to other people.
Túl gőgös ahhoz, hogy másokra hallgasson.
She looked at me with a haughty smile.
People do not like her because she is haughty.
The boss sounded haughty when he talked to the new workers.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse "haughty" with "naughty" because they look similar, but "naughty" usually describes bad or misbehaving children, while "haughty" describes a proud, unfriendly attitude. Learners may also think "haughty" is a neutral or positive kind of pride; in fact, it almost always has a negative meaning and often appears in written or literary English rather than in everyday speech.
Sens
proud in a cold, contemptuous way
Collocations
haughty look
|haughty tone
|haughty manner
|haughty smile
|haughty expression
|cold and haughty
Synonymes
arrogant (More general and common; can be less visibly cold than haughty.)
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snobbish (Focuses on looking down on people seen as lower class or less cultured.)
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conceited (Emphasizes being too proud of oneself; not always as cold or distant as haughty.)
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supercilious (Very close in meaning; a formal word for showing proud contempt.)
Antonymes
humble (Describes someone who does not think they are better than others.)
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modest (Emphasizes not bragging about oneself and not acting superior.)
Thèmes
emotions
|character
|social
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Behaving as if you are better than other people and looking down on them.
Having or showing an attitude of proud superiority and disdain for other people, often appearing cold and unfriendly.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
haughty
API
GB/hˈɔti/
US/hˈɔti/
Syllabes et accentuation
haughty (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (haughty)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: haughty
- Comparative: haughtier
- Superlative: haughtiest
Famille de mots
Expressions
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