fastuousness means haughtiness; pride. It carries an Arena rating of 1352, earned across 52 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, fastuousness ranks #325 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,286 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,461 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #6,318 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words.
Why “fastuousness” is a great word
FASTUOUSNESS — [Noun] A quality of haughty, arrogant, or excessively proud demeanor; pretentious self-importance. From the Latin fastuosus ("haughty, proud"), from fastus ("haughtiness, pride"), with the English suffix -ness. Unlike "pride," a general and often positive satisfaction, or "pretentiousness," an affectation of unmerited importance, fastuousness is an inherent, disdainful arrogance that radiates contempt. It is the glacial tilt of a chin, the impeccably polished shoe that never steps aside, and the architectural chill of a mansion built solely to be looked up at—a performance of elevation that isolates the performer on a stage of their own making.
Etymology
From fastuous + -ness.
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