Scornfulness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being scornful. uncountable
"It bears no real resemblance to that attitude of negativity and jaded scornfulness that sees the worst of intentions behind the apparent good motives of others."
Example
More examples"It bears no real resemblance to that attitude of negativity and jaded scornfulness that sees the worst of intentions behind the apparent good motives of others."
Etymology
From scornful + -ness.
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