noun
Meaning 1
The state of being contemptuous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
contemptuousness
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noun
Meaning 2
the manifestation of scorn and contempt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English contemptuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English contemptuousness From contemptuous + -ness.