WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
haute
(ōt),USA pronunciation adj.
esp. before a vowel ōt).
- high-class or high-toned;
fancy:an haute restaurant that attracts a monied crowd. - high;
elevated;
upper.
esp. before a vowel ōt).
- French, feminine of haut literally, high; see haughty
- 1780–90; generalized from haute couture, haute cuisine, etc;
'haute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alpes-de-Haute Provence
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Annecy
- Basses-Alpes
- Bastia
- Chaumont
- Haute-Garonne
- Haute-Loire
- Haute-Marne
- Haute-Normandie
- Haute-Savoie
- Haute-Saône
- Haute-Vienne
- Le Puy
- Limoges
- Normandie
- Terre Haute
- Toulouse
- Worth
- dressage
- haughty
- haut monde
- haute couture
- haute cuisine
- haute école
- haute-piece
- high fashion
- à haute voix