noun
affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
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the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable
• Syn: ↑condescension
• Derivationally related forms: ↑condescending, ↑condescend (for: ↑condescension)
• Hypernyms: ↑affability, ↑affableness, ↑amiability, ↑amiableness, ↑bonhomie, ↑geniality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.