condescension

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 References

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[edit] Noun

condescension (uncountable)

1. The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors. ^syn.

[edit] Synonyms

• (the act of condescending ^def.): condescendence

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: снизхождение, благоволение
• Macedonian: снисходливост (snishódlivost) f.
• Romanian: bunăvoinţă, amabilitate, condescenţă
• Serbian: snishodljivost

[edit] References

• condescension in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• condescension in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913