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Today's Word "hauteur"

Haughty manner on

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hauteur \haw-TUR; (h)oh-\ (noun) - Haughty manner, spirit, or bearing; haughtiness; arrogance.

"The earl's eyes were momentarily hurt, his expression baffled; then he dismissed the emotions and replaced them with cold disdain, relying on the hauteur Robin knew so well." -- Jennifer Roberson, 'Lady of the Forest'

 

Hauteur is from the French, from haut, "high," from Latin altus, "high." It is thus related to altitude.


 

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