haughty indifference

haughty indifference
index disdain

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… …   Law dictionary

  • Cool (aesthetic) — Uncool redirects here. For the Bumblefoot album, see Uncool (album). Something regarded as cool is an admired aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance and style, influenced by and a product of the Zeitgeist. Because of the varied… …   Wikipedia

  • haugh´ti|ness — haugh|ty «H tee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. too proud of oneself and too scornful of others: »A haughty person is often unpopular. 2. showing too great pride of oneself and scorn for others: »a haughty smile, a haughty glance, haughty words …   Useful english dictionary

  • haugh´ti|ly — haugh|ty «H tee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. too proud of oneself and too scornful of others: »A haughty person is often unpopular. 2. showing too great pride of oneself and scorn for others: »a haughty smile, a haughty glance, haughty words …   Useful english dictionary

  • haugh|ty — «H tee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. 1. too proud of oneself and too scornful of others: »A haughty person is often unpopular. 2. showing too great pride of oneself and scorn for others: »a haughty smile, a haughty glance, haughty words …   Useful english dictionary

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • proud — 1 Proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful can mean in common filled with or showing a sense of one s superiority and scorn for what one regards as in some way inferior. Proud (see also proud under PRIDE… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Narcissism — Narcissus by Caravaggio (Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome) Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural… …   Wikipedia

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

  • Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”