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contemptuousness

contemptuousness noun: the state of being contemptuous.

Noun

contemptuousness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being contemptuous
    Synonyms:
    contemptuosity

Synonyms of contemptuousness

Origin of contemptuousness

From contemptuous + -ness.

Questions about contemptuousness

What does contemptuousness mean?
Contemptuousness means the state of being contemptuous.
What part of speech is contemptuousness?
Contemptuousness is a noun.

Words near contemptuousness in the dictionary

  1. contempts of court
  2. contemptuosities
  3. contemptuosity
  4. contemptuous
  5. contemptuously
  6. contemptuousness
  7. contemptus mundi
  8. contend
  9. contend with
  10. contended
  11. contended with

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