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

Hoffart f (genitive Hoffart, no plural)

(archaic) haughtiness, self-importance
Synonym: Hochmut

Antonym: Demut

Declension

Declension of Hoffart [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hoffart
genitive	einer	der	Hoffart
dative	einer	der	Hoffart
accusative	eine	die	Hoffart

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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