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Antonyms for scornfulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skawrn-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɔrn fəl



Definition of scornfulness

Origin :
  • mid-14c.; see scorn (n.) + -ful. Scorny was 19c. U.S. colloquial. Related: Scornfully; scornfulness.
  • As in arrogance : noun exaggerated self-opinion
  • As in scorn : noun contempt toward something
  • As in loftiness : noun arrogance
  • As in lordliness : noun arrogance
  • As in overbearingness : noun arrogance
  • As in pridefulness : noun arrogance
  • As in proudness : noun arrogance
  • As in superciliousness : noun arrogance
Example sentences :
  • The scornfulness of that laugh stung him, and he returned it with interest.
  • Extract from : « Norston's Rest » by Ann S. Stephens
  • Let him pay for his father's scornfulness; let her atone for her mother's disdain.
  • Extract from : « Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) » by William Davy Watson
  • Cavalcanti has in him not merely the subtlety but the scornfulness of a great divine.
  • Extract from : « Euphorion » by Vernon Lee
  • Fleming as he was, Watteau made the progress of the portrait last longer than the scornfulness of Mademoiselle la Montagne.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 » by Various
  • Again Mary took some time to reply, and when she did, to Elizabeth's surprise, it was with more than a touch of scornfulness.
  • Extract from : « Old Friends an New Fancies » by Sybil G. Brinton
  • He was surprised to see that his listener was laughing, not without a suggestion of scornfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Mayor of Warwick » by Herbert M. Hopkins

Synonyms for scornfulness

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