noun
- The quality of being arrogant: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superiority. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
superciliousness
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
Synonyms: condescension, disdainfulness
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