altiveza

Spanish

Etymology

From altivo (“arrogant”) +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /altiˈbeθa/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞e.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /altiˈbesa/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞e.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: al‧ti‧ve‧za

Noun

altiveza f (plural altivezas)

1. (uncommon) haughtiness; arrogance

   Synonym: altivez

Further reading

• “altiveza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28