What does superciliousness mean?
Superciliousness means The state or quality of being supercilious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state or quality of being supercilious..
...and externally more resembling her mother than any of her sisters, though she lacked Lady Anne's commanding height and that cast of countenance which indicated powerful intellect, but was unfortunately mingled with pride and superciliousness, which was the extreme reverse of Mary's expression.
His little eyes glittered like mica discs with curiosity, though he tried to keep up a bit of superciliousness.
He saw Dr. Simon, a typical French scientist, with glasses, a pointed brown beard, and a forehead barred with those parallel wrinkles which are the penalty of superciliousness, since they come through constantly elevating the eyebrows.
Use superciliousness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Superciliousness means The state or quality of being supercilious..
Common synonyms include condescension, disdainfulness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...and externally more resembling her mother than any of her sisters, though she lacked Lady Anne's commanding height and that cast of countenance which indicated powerful intellect, but was unfortunately mingled with pride and superciliousness, which was the extreme reverse of Mary's expression.
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