CEFR B2

haughtiness

noun

Meaning

haughtiness means the state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses haughtiness to mean the state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
The teacher asked students to find haughtiness in the reading.

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haughtiness (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses haughtiness to mean the state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.
The teacher asked students to find haughtiness in the reading.
Check the words around haughtiness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use haughtiness

a/the haughtiness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a haughtiness."
haughtiness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked haughtiness in context before translating it."

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