English > superciliousness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior. |
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| Synonyms | condescension, disdainfulness |
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| Broader | arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
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| Spanish | altanería, condescendencia, desdén, suficiencia |
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| Catalan | altivesa, condescendència, desdeny, suficiència |
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| Adjectives | supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
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| supercilious | expressive of contempt / contempt |