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affability vs condescendingness

condescendingness vs affability

affability and condescendingness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affability Yes No No No
condescendingness Yes No No No
As nouns, condescendingness is a hyponym of affability; that is, condescendingness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affability:
  • affability: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
  • condescendingness: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
Other hyponyms of affability include condescension, mellowness, sweetness and light.
affability (noun) condescendingness (noun)
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
Difference between affability and condescendingness

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