dismissiveness

English

Etymology

From dismissive +‎ -ness.

Noun

dismissiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being dismissive.
    • 2017, Christi Caldwell, To Enchant a Wicked Duke:
      And then with an infuriating dismissiveness, the marquess continued his slow walk down the hall.

References

  • “Peacekeeper sex abuse 'too high'”, in BBC NEWS‎[1], 24 February 2006, retrieved 5 August 2007: “Mr Guehenno […] noted "how hard it is to change a culture of dismissiveness, long developed within ourselves, in our countries and in the mission areas."”
  • Gottlieb, Anthony (2 June 1991) “The Most Talked-About Philosopher (book review)”, in New York Times‎[2], retrieved 5 August 2007: “His general attitude is an instance of what might be called the higher dismissiveness. The trick is to lock up your opponents in some social, academic or historical context and then to dismiss their views as mere rattling against the bars.”
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