altivez

Portuguese

Etymology

From altivo +‎ -ez. Cognate with Spanish altivez.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃiˈve(j)s/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈve(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃiˈve(j)s/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈve(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aw.t͡ʃiˈve(j)ʃ/ [aʊ̯.t͡ʃiˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.tiˈveʃ/ [aɫ.tiˈveʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.tiˈveʃ/ [aɫ.tiˈveʃ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.tiˈbeʃ/ [aɫ.tiˈβeʃ]

• Rhymes: -eʃ
• Hyphenation: al‧ti‧vez

Noun

altivez f (plural altivezes)

1. haughtiness; arrogance

Further reading

• “altivez”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “altivez”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “altivez” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “altivez”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “altivez”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “altivez”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From altivo +‎ -ez. Cognate with Portuguese altivez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /altiˈbeθ/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞eθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /altiˈbes/ [al̪.t̪iˈβ̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: al‧ti‧vez

Noun

altivez f (plural altiveces)

1. haughtiness; arrogance

   Synonyms: arrogancia, soberbia, altanería

Further reading

• “altivez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025