condescensionn.

/kɒndɪˈsɛnʃən/

Forms: Also 1600s -discension, 1600s–1700s, -descention.

Etymology: < late Latin condēscensiōn-em, noun of action fromcondēscendĕre to condescend v.: see -ion suffix¹. Also in 16th cent. French.

The action, habit, or quality of condescending.

a. Voluntary abnegation for the nonce of the privileges of a superior; affability to one's inferiors, with courteous disregard of difference of rank or position; condescendingness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > condescension

condescenta1638

condescensiveness1652

condescendency1667

condescencea1674

condescension1676

condescendingness1680

descension1702

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun]

highnesseOE

orgelnessOE

orgelOE

orgula1200

hautainesse1297

deignoushedec1330

daina1400

hautesse1399

hautainetya1450

orgulitya1470

courage1484

haughtness1489

stateliness1509

stomacha1513

heighta1525

stiffness1526

fastidie1536

disdainfulness1548

loftiness1548

fastidiousness?1555

haughtiness1555

high-mindedness1571

squeamishness1580

hichtiness1596

morguec1598

signory1598

superciliosity1606

overliness1610

superciliousness1622

excelsity1623

hauteura1628

cavalierism1643

supercilium1657

condescendency1667

supercile1679

uncondescension1681

superbness1682

fastidiosity1704

condescension1752

aristocratism1792

aristocracy1822

patricianism1826

touch-me-not-ishness1836

cavalierishness1860

patronization1944

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > assumed or patronizing courtesy

condescension1752

patronizing1837

patronization1944

1676 M. Hale Medit. Lord's Prayer 104 in Contempl. Moral & Divine: 2nd Pt. Give us a sense of thy Great Condescention to thy weak and sinful Creatures.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 35 The Duke, according to his usual openness, and condescension, told him, [etc.].

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 225. ⁋3 Familiarity in Inferiors is Sauciness; in Superiors, Condescension.

1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 200. ⁋6 My old friend receiving me with all the insolence of condescension.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 268 With the most provoking airs of condescension.

b. with plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > condescension > instances of

condescension1654

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 332 He [Christ] was to expiate mans Pride in the lowest Condescentions possible.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 172. ⁋6 He concludes himself insulted by condescensions.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. ii. ii. 184 You have spoiled them by your condescensions.

†2. The action of descending or stooping to things unworthy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [noun] > stooping to something unworthy

stoop1638

condescension1642

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 313 Of all Bishops, he [S. Cyprian] did acts of the greatest condescension, and seeming declination of episcopal authority.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. ii. 17 Every vice, every condescension was imputed to the Duke that the Prince might be stimulated to avoid them.

3. Gracious, considerate, or submissive deference shown to another; complaisance. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > gracious or considerate

condescendence1638

condescension1650

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance

concession1473

ottroye1480

yielding1597

condescendence1638

compliancy1643

compliance1647

comportance1648

condescension1650

acquiescence1654

condescending1656

condescendment1693

concedence1748

concessiveness1872

1650 T. Bayly Worcesters Apophthegmes 38 To answer his humour with a condescention at the first word.

1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. ii. 5 In condescension to the Custom of their Country.

1693 J. Ray Three Physico-theol. Disc. (ed. 2) Pref. sig. a^v He did it only in condescension to their weakness.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. vi. 27 Their extreme Servility and Condescension to their Superiors.

1799 W. Gilpin Serm. I. ix. (R.) If we are displeased with an opposition to our humours, we ought to shew a condescension to the humours of others.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. x. 291 A man who thus showed no condescension to the feelings of his age.

†4. The action or fact of acceding or consenting; concession. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun]

ensent1297

senta1375

accorda1393

assent?c1550

belief1566

subscription1580

accessiona1617

condescent1633

condescension1648

accessariness1654

homologation1656

assention1660

unity1760

assentment1818

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > consenting

consentment1340

consentingc1380

agreement1432

consentationa1529

condescension1648

condescending1875

1648 T. Manton Englands Spirituall Languishing 2 In obedience to your Order, and condescension to the requests of some Friends, I have now made it [this Sermon] publick.

1664 Dk. Albemarle in A. Marvell Wks. (1875) II. 99 That some condescentions and abatements be made for peace sake.

c1720 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 238 I almost doubt your Condescension to my Request.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	condescension
释义	condescensionn. /kɒndɪˈsɛnʃən/ Forms: Also 1600s -discension, 1600s–1700s, -descention. Etymology: < late Latin condēscensiōn-em, noun of action fromcondēscendĕre to condescend v.: see -ion suffix¹. Also in 16th cent. French. The action, habit, or quality of condescending. 1. a. Voluntary abnegation for the nonce of the privileges of a superior; affability to one's inferiors, with courteous disregard of difference of rank or position; condescendingness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > condescension condescenta1638 condescensiveness1652 condescendency1667 condescencea1674 condescension1676 condescendingness1680 descension1702 the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] highnesseOE orgelnessOE orgelOE orgula1200 hautainesse1297 deignoushedec1330 daina1400 hautesse1399 hautainetya1450 orgulitya1470 courage1484 haughtness1489 stateliness1509 stomacha1513 heighta1525 stiffness1526 fastidie1536 disdainfulness1548 loftiness1548 fastidiousness?1555 haughtiness1555 high-mindedness1571 squeamishness1580 hichtiness1596 morguec1598 signory1598 superciliosity1606 overliness1610 superciliousness1622 excelsity1623 hauteura1628 cavalierism1643 supercilium1657 condescendency1667 supercile1679 uncondescension1681 superbness1682 fastidiosity1704 condescension1752 aristocratism1792 aristocracy1822 patricianism1826 touch-me-not-ishness1836 cavalierishness1860 patronization1944 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > assumed or patronizing courtesy condescension1752 patronizing1837 patronization1944 1676 M. Hale Medit. Lord's Prayer 104 in Contempl. Moral & Divine: 2nd Pt. Give us a sense of thy Great Condescention to thy weak and sinful Creatures. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 35 The Duke, according to his usual openness, and condescension, told him, [etc.]. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 225. ⁋3 Familiarity in Inferiors is Sauciness; in Superiors, Condescension. 1752 S. Johnson Rambler No. 200. ⁋6 My old friend receiving me with all the insolence of condescension. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 268 With the most provoking airs of condescension. b. with plural. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > condescension > instances of condescension1654 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 332 He [Christ] was to expiate mans Pride in the lowest Condescentions possible. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 172. ⁋6 He concludes himself insulted by condescensions. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. ii. ii. 184 You have spoiled them by your condescensions. †2. The action of descending or stooping to things unworthy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [noun] > stooping to something unworthy stoop1638 condescension1642 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 313 Of all Bishops, he [S. Cyprian] did acts of the greatest condescension, and seeming declination of episcopal authority. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. ii. 17 Every vice, every condescension was imputed to the Duke that the Prince might be stimulated to avoid them. 3. Gracious, considerate, or submissive deference shown to another; complaisance. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > gracious or considerate condescendence1638 condescension1650 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > compliance concession1473 ottroye1480 yielding1597 condescendence1638 compliancy1643 compliance1647 comportance1648 condescension1650 acquiescence1654 condescending1656 condescendment1693 concedence1748 concessiveness1872 1650 T. Bayly Worcesters Apophthegmes 38 To answer his humour with a condescention at the first word. 1692 R. Bentley Boyle Lect. ii. 5 In condescension to the Custom of their Country. 1693 J. Ray Three Physico-theol. Disc. (ed. 2) Pref. sig. a^v He did it only in condescension to their weakness. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. vi. 27 Their extreme Servility and Condescension to their Superiors. View more context for this quotation 1799 W. Gilpin Serm. I. ix. (R.) If we are displeased with an opposition to our humours, we ought to shew a condescension to the humours of others. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. x. 291 A man who thus showed no condescension to the feelings of his age. †4. The action or fact of acceding or consenting; concession. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [noun] ensent1297 senta1375 accorda1393 assent?c1550 belief1566 subscription1580 accessiona1617 condescent1633 condescension1648 accessariness1654 homologation1656 assention1660 unity1760 assentment1818 the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > consenting consentment1340 consentingc1380 agreement1432 consentationa1529 condescension1648 condescending1875 1648 T. Manton Englands Spirituall Languishing 2 In obedience to your Order, and condescension to the requests of some Friends, I have now made it [this Sermon] publick. 1664 Dk. Albemarle in A. Marvell Wks. (1875) II. 99 That some condescentions and abatements be made for peace sake. c1720 Lett. from Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 238 I almost doubt your Condescension to my Request. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1642
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