condescendiente

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kondesθenˈdjente/ [kõn̪.d̪es.θẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kondesenˈdjente/ [kõn̪.d̪e.sẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: con‧des‧cen‧dien‧te

Etymology 1

From condescender +‎ -iente.

Adjective

condescendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural condescendientes)

1. compliant, complaisant

Derived terms

• condescendientemente

 

Related terms

• condescendencia

 

Etymology 2

Likely a Calque of English condescending.

Adjective

condescendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural condescendientes)

1. (colloquial) condescending, patronizing

Further reading

• “condescendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014