haut

H4A1U1T1
/ˈhɔːt/

adjective

Haughty.

OriginMiddle English haut ← Old French haut →
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Meanings

haut1

adjectivehaut (comparative more haut, superlative most haut)

comparative more haut · superlative most haut · alternative obsolete haught · alternative obsolete haute · alternative pronunciation spelling hawt

  1. obsoleteHaughty.

    nations proud and haut

    1648, John Milton, Psalm LXXX
  2. obsoleteHaving high standards or quality.

    My ſcole is more ſolem and ſomwhat more haute

    c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.

haut2

nounhaut (plural hauts)

plural hauts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”).

Haut3

proper nounHaut (plural Hauts)

plural Hauts

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

haut · adjective

  1. Old Frenchhaut
  2. Middle Englishhaut
  3. Englishhaut

From Middle English haut, hawt, haute, from Old French haut, halt.

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Haut · proper noun

  1. GermanHaut
  2. EnglishHaut

Borrowed from German Haut.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with haut

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Anagrams

Utahauthtuah
Cite this entry
APA

haut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haut

MLA

“haut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haut.

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