haute

adjective

ˈōt 

variants or less commonly haut

ˈōt  ˈō 

: fashionable, high-class

haute interior decorators

a store filled with haute kitsch

Examples of haute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

Columbus Circle has haute-Caribbean superstar Tatiana and legitimately kooky Bad Roman. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026

The biggest celebrities in music and recording gathered at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the 68th annual Grammys, wearing loud and luxurious red-carpet looks that hit a haute high note—with some sure to earn a spot in the best Grammys outfits of all time. —Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026

Certainly, fashion, whether in its haute-couture form or in the standardized sizes of ready-to-wear clothing, frequently feels as if it’s designed for impossible bodies. —Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing haute

• haute couture
• haute cuisine
• haute monde

Rhymes for haute

• bloat
• boat
• choate
• coat
• cote
• dote
• float
• gloat
• goat
• groat
• moat
• mote