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condescendingness vs affableness

affableness vs condescendingness

condescendingness and affableness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
condescendingness Yes No No No
affableness Yes No No No
As nouns, affableness is a hypernym of condescendingness; that is, affableness is a word with a broader meaning than condescendingness:
  • condescendingness: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
  • affableness: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Other hypernyms of condescendingness include affability, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality.
condescendingness (noun) affableness (noun)
affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Difference between condescendingness and affableness

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