dismissiveness

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/dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/

noun

The quality of being dismissive.

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Meanings

noundismissiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being dismissive.

    And then with an infuriating dismissiveness, the marquess continued his slow walk down the hall.

    2017, Christi Caldwell, To Enchant a Wicked Duke

Origin

From dismissive + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

dismissiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissiveness

MLA

“dismissiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismissiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissiveness.

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