Disdainfulness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.
     Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;
     haughty.
     [1913 Webster]
  
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           Turning disdainful to an equal good.     --Akenside.
     -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disdainfulness
       n : the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those
           considered inferior [syn: {condescension}, {superciliousness}]