disdainfulness n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: {condescension}, {superciliousness}, {disdainfulness}]
Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. [1913 Webster] From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]