Hoffart

German

Etymology

From earlier Hochfahrt (“high ride, plush way of living”), from Middle High German hōchvart.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔfaʁt/
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Hyphenation: Hof‧fart

Noun

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(archaic) haughtiness, self-importance
Synonym: Hochmut

Antonym: Demut

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

hoffärtig

Further reading

“Hoffart” in Duden online
“Hoffart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hoffart” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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