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

Unlike its competitors, Hermès is a pre-haute-couture enterprise, founded before the rigid bureaucracy of French fashion was put into place, in the eighteen-sixties, with the establishment of a governing syndicate. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

At the Lortel, her one-woman show plays out on a candlestick-heavy gothic set by Derek McLane that resembles a Barbie Dreamhouse modded for a Meat Loaf video, and Cohen enters in an haute-Ren-faire pink maiden’s dress by Kelsey Randall. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Your own private elevator, three 42‑inch TVs with Chromecast for Netflix nights, a Baccarat bar with haute spirits from Clase Azul Plata to The Macallan 18 Years Double Cask, and a full‑size kitchen. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

The then-teenager joined Chanel's haute fashion show at Paris Fashion Week in January 2023. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

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