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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010dismissiveness
What is the noun for dismissive? dismissiveness? dismissivity? dismission? dismittletude? He was dismissive. He treated the problem with dismissividity.  SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years On 08 Jan 2010, mm wrote > What is the noun for dismissive? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > He was dismissive. He treated the problem with dismissividity. "Disdain".... But without checking any references at all, I'd guess that "dismissiveness" would win in a general survey. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed >On 08 Jan 2010, mm wrote > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >"Disdain".... Not the same meaning. > But without checking any references at all, I'd guess >that "dismissiveness" would win in a general survey. My first choice too, but my spell checker didn't like it. SignaturePosters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I was born and then lived in Western Pa. 10 years Indianapolis 7 years Chicago 6 years Brooklyn, NY 12 years Baltimore 26 years |
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