dismissiveness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English dismissive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English dismissiveness From dismissive + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being dismissive.
And then with an infuriating dismissiveness, the marquess continued his slow walk down the hall.
2017, Christi Caldwell, To Enchant a Wicked Duke: