CONDESCENDINGNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does condescendingness mean? 

• CONDESCENDINGNESS (noun)
  The noun CONDESCENDINGNESS has 1 sense:

1. affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

  Familiarity information: CONDESCENDINGNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONDESCENDINGNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

condescendingness; condescension

Context example:

the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable

Hypernyms ("condescendingness" is a kind of...):

affability; affableness; amiability; amiableness; bonhomie; geniality (a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))

Derivation:

condescending ((used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension)