hauteur

== English == === Etymology === From French hauteur. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈtɝ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈtɜː/, /əʊˈtɜː/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Homophone: auteur === Noun === hauteur (countable and uncountable, plural hauteurs) Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness. 1992, Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 31 [A]n angered motorist sounded his horn, but The Senator took no heed: not out of arrogance or hauteur but, simply, because he took no heed. === Further reading === “hauteur”, in Collins English Dictionary. “hauteur, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “hauteur”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “hauteur”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “hauteur”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 == French == === Etymology === From haut +‎ -eur. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /o.tœʁ/ Rhymes: -œʁ Homophones: auteur, auteurs, hauteurs === Noun === hauteur f (plural hauteurs) height, altitude arrogance (geometry) height (music) pitch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== haut === Further reading === “hauteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012