Condescendingness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊnsɪlɚʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊnsɪlɚʃˌɪp/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condescension

Parts of Speech

noun	affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank “the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable”

Word Forms

condescend	verb	behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescending	adjective	(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herablassung

Freundlichkeit gegenüber Ihren Untergebenen und vorübergehende Missachtung von Positions- oder Rangunterschieden

🇫🇷French

condescendance

affabilité envers vos inférieurs et mépris temporaire des différences de position ou de rang

🇪🇸Spanish

condescendencia

afabilidad hacia sus inferiores y desprecio temporal por las diferencias de posición o rango

🇮🇹Italian

condiscendenza

affabilità verso i propri inferiori e temporaneo disprezzo per le differenze di posizione o rango

🇳🇱Dutch

neerbuigendheid

vriendelijkheid jegens uw ondergeschikten en tijdelijke veronachtzaming van verschillen in positie of rang

🇵🇹Portuguese

condescendência

afabilidade para com seus inferiores e desrespeito temporário pelas diferenças de posição ou posição

🇷🇺Russian

снисходительность

приветливость к нижестоящим и временное игнорирование различий в положении или звании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपालुता

अपने से कमतर लोगों के प्रति मिलनसारिता और स्थिति या रैंक के मतभेदों के लिए अस्थायी उपेक्षा

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை

உங்கள் தாழ்ந்தவர்களுடனான பாசம் மற்றும் பதவி அல்லது பதவி வேறுபாடுகளை தற்காலிக அலட்சியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాడంబరత

మీ కిందిస్థాయి వ్యక్తుల పట్ల స్నేహపూర్వకత మరియు స్థానం లేదా ర్యాంక్ తేడాలను తాత్కాలికంగా విస్మరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विनम्रता

तुमच्या कनिष्ठांशी मैत्री आणि पद किंवा पदाच्या फरकांकडे तात्पुरती दुर्लक्ष

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતા

તમારા ઉતરતી કક્ષાના લોકો પ્રત્યે સ્નેહ અને પદ અથવા પદના તફાવતો માટે અસ્થાયી અવગણના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೀಳರಿಮೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಯ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳಿಗೆ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਮਰਤਾ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਘਟੀਆ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪਿਆਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਦਰਜੇ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਰ ਲਈ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਅਣਦੇਖੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعزیت

اپنے کمتر لوگوں کے ساتھ ہم آہنگی اور عہدے یا عہدے کے فرق کو عارضی طور پر نظر انداز کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

居高临下

友善地对待下级并暂时忽视职位或级别的差异

🇯🇵Japanese

見下すような態度

目下の者に対する愛想の良さ、立場や階級の違いを一時的に無視すること

🇰🇷Korean

겸손함

아랫사람에 대한 상냥함과 지위나 직급의 차이를 일시적으로 무시하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trịch thượng

nhã nhặn với cấp dưới và tạm thời coi thường sự khác biệt về vị trí hoặc cấp bậc

🇹🇭Thai

ความวางตัว

ความอ่อนโยนต่อผู้ด้อยกว่าของคุณและการเพิกเฉยต่อความแตกต่างของตำแหน่งหรือยศชั่วคราว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sikap merendahkan

keramahan terhadap bawahan Anda dan pengabaian sementara terhadap perbedaan posisi atau pangkat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging condescending

affability sa iyong mga mas mababa at pansamantalang pagwawalang-bahala sa mga pagkakaiba ng posisyon o ranggo

🇲🇾Malay

sikap merendahkan diri

kemesraan kepada orang yang lebih rendah dan tidak mengambil kira perbezaan kedudukan atau pangkat sementara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعالي

الود تجاه من هم أدنى منك والتجاهل المؤقت للاختلافات في المنصب أو الرتبة

🇮🇷Persian

فروتنی

مهربانی با افراد پایین تر و بی توجهی موقت به تفاوت های موقعیت یا رتبه

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümseme

Astlarınıza karşı nazik olmak ve konum veya rütbe farklılıklarını geçici olarak göz ardı etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'condescendingness' is 'affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank'.

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