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condescendence

condescendence noun: the act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.

Noun

condescendence (countable and uncountable, plural condescendences)

  1. The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
    Synonyms:
    condescension
  2. (Scots law) An articulate statement annexed to a summons, setting forth the allegations in fact upon which an action is founded.

Synonyms of condescendence

Forms of condescendence

pluralcondescendences

Origin of condescendence

From French condescendance, from condescendre, from Late Latin condescendere (“to let oneself down, stoop, condescend”), from Latin com- (“together”) + descendere (“to come down”). See condescend.

Questions about condescendence

What does condescendence mean?
Condescendence means the act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
What part of speech is condescendence?
Condescendence is a noun.
What is the plural of condescendence?
The plural of condescendence is condescendences.

Words near condescendence in the dictionary

  1. condescend
  2. condescend upon
  3. condescended
  4. condescended upon
  5. condescendedst
  6. condescendence
  7. condescendences
  8. condescendencies
  9. condescendency
  10. condescender
  11. condescenders

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