superbity

noun

su·​per·​bi·​ty

-bətē

plural -es

: haughtiness, arrogance

the vaulting ambition and superbity of youth

—T. H. White, born 1906

Word History

Etymology

Middle French superbité, from superbe haughty (from Latin superbus) + -ité -ity

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