hauteur

noun

hau·​teur hȯ-ˈtər How to pronounce hauteur (audio)
(h)ō-

Examples of hauteur in a Sentence

she looked at him with the hauteur of someone who is accustomed to being instantly obeyed
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The kitchen borrowed the ingredient worship of Chez Panisse, but not its reverence for simplicity; the fancy culture-mash pizza of Spago, but not its Eurocentric hauteur; the cheffy precision of the French Laundry, but not its fussy formality. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2025 There was some explanation for his elusiveness, quite apart from the everyday hauteur of the fashion industry. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 Fortunately, Ruth has an elegant hauteur to call on in these situations. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025 They are written with a thuggish hauteur, as if Pacino’s Tony ‘Scarface’ Montana had been transplanted to the world of music promotion – all machismo and ultimatums. Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hauteur

Word History

Etymology

French, from haut high — more at haughty

First Known Use

circa 1628, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hauteur was circa 1628

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“Hauteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hauteur. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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