superciliousness

su·per·cil·i·ous

 (so͞o′pər-sĭl′ē-əs)

adj.

Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at arrogant.

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[Latin superciliōsus, from supercilium, eyebrow, pride : super-, super- + cilium, lower eyelid; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

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su′per·cil′i·ous·ly adv.

su′per·cil′i·ous·ness n.

Word History: The English word supercilious ultimately derives from the Latin word supercilium, "eyebrow." Supercilium came to mean "the eyebrow as used in frowning and expressing sternness, gravity, or haughtiness." From there it developed the senses "stern looks, severity, haughty demeanor, pride." The derived Latin adjective superciliōsus meant "full of stern or disapproving looks, censorious, haughty, disdainful," as it has since it entered English as supercilious in the 1500s. The super- in the Latin word supercilium means "above," and cilium was the Latin word for "eyelid." In many of the Romance languages, this word developed into the word for "eyelash." This development is probably reflected in the scientific use in English of the word cilium, whose plural is cilia. Cilia are the minute hairlike appendages of cells or unicellular organisms that move in unison in order to bring about the movement of the cell or of the surrounding medium.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

superciliousness - the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior condescension, disdainfulness arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

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superciliousness

noun

The quality of being arrogant:

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superiority.

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Translations

تَشامُخ، إحْتِقار

povýšenost

overlegenhed

Hochmütigkeit

hroki, òótti

arroganza

kibirlilik

傲慢

superciliousness

[ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəsnɪs] N → desdén m, altanería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

superciliousness

n → Hochnäsigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

superciliousness

[ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəsnɪs] n (frm) → alterigia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

supercilious

(suːpəˈsiliəs) adjective

contemptuous or disdainful. a supercilious look. hoogmoedig مُتَشامِخ، مُحْتَقِر надменен desdenhoso pohrdavý hochmütig overlegen αλαζονικός, υπερφίαλος desdeñoso põlastav مغرور ylimielinen hautain, dédaigneuxיהיר अवमानी, उपेक्षक, घमंडी nadut, ohol fölényes jijik þóttafullur, hrokafullur altezzoso 高慢な 건방진, 거만한 paniekinantis, arogantiškas augstprātīgs; nicīgs sombong; angkuh laatdunkendhoven, med øyenbrynene hevet wyniosły مغرور desdenhoso dis­pre­ţuitor презрительный pohŕdavý vzvišen prezriv högdragen, överlägsen ดูหมิ่น kibirli 傲慢的 зарозумілий, пихатий نخوت پسند cáu kỉnh 傲慢的

ˌsuperˈciliously adverb

hoogmoedig بِتَشامُخ، باحْتِقار презрително desdenhosamente pohrdavě hochmütig overlegent αλαζονικά con desdeño põlastavalt مغرورانه ylimielisesti avec dédain בִּיהִירוּת अवमाननापूर्वक naduto, oholo büszkén, fölényesen dengan jijik með hroka con altezzosità 高慢に 거만하게, 건방지게 su panieka, iš aukšto augstprātīgi; nicīgi dengan sombong laatdunkendhovent, med øyenbrynene hevet wyniośle د غرور په ډول desdenhosamente dispreţuitor, cu dis­preţ презрительно pohŕdavo prezirljivo prezrivo högdraget, överlägset อย่างดูหมิ่น kibirli bir şekilde 傲慢地 зарозуміло, пихато حقارت آمیز طریقے سے cáu kỉnh 傲慢地

ˌsuperˈciliousness noun

hoogmoedigheid تَشامُخ، إحْتِقار високомерие desdém povýšenost die Hochmütigkeit overlegenhed αλαζονεία desdeño põlastus غرور ylimielisyys hauteurיהירות अवमान्नत, अवमानता oholost, gordost büszkeség, gőg(össég) keadaan menjijikkan hroki, þótti altezzosità 傲漫 거만함, 건방진 panieka augstprātība; nicīgums kesombongan laatdunkendheidoverlegenhet buta غرور desdém dispreţ презрительность povýšenosť nadutost prezrivost högdragenhet, överlägsenhet การดูหมิ่น kibirlilik 傲慢 зарозумілість, пихатість نخوت sự cáu kỉnh 傲慢

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