'Condescending' definitions:
Definition of 'condescending'
From: WordNet
adjective
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension [syn: arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising]
Definition of 'Condescending'
From: GCIDE
- Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended; p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
- 1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior. "Condescend to men of low estate." --Rom. xii. 16. [1913 Webster]
- Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. [1913 Webster]
- Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. --F. W. Robinson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To consent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R. Carew.
- Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe. [1913 Webster] Condescendence
Definition of 'condescending'
From: GCIDE
- condescending \condescending\ adj. exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used of behavior or attitude.
- Syn: arch, patronizing. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'condescending'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrogant,
- belittling,
- big,
- contemptuous,
- disdainful,
- domineering,
- haughty,
- high-faluting,
- high-flown,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- high-headed,
- high-nosed,
- hoity-toity,
- imperious,
- lofty,
- overbearing,
- patronizing,
- pompous,
- priggish,
- proud,
- purse-proud,
- sniffy,
- snippy,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- snotty,
- stuck-up,
- superior,
- toplofty,
- uppish,
- uppity,
- upstage