airs and graces

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛəz‿n̩ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛɚz‿n̩ ˈɡɹeɪsɪz/ Rhymes: -eɪsɪz Hyphenation: airs and gra‧ces === Noun === airs and graces pl (plural only) (derogatory) Behaviour adopted to demonstrate (originally) one's good upbringing; or (now) one's superiority; pretentious or snobbish behaviour. Synonyms: affectations, (archaic) hoity-toity, huffiness, pretensions ==== Related terms ==== give oneself airs put on airs ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stand on ceremony === Further reading === “airs and graces” under “air, n.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022. “airs and graces, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.