altiveza

Spanish

Etymology

From altivo (“arrogant”) +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /altiˈbeθa/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞e.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014