English edit

Etymology edit

scornful +‎ -ness

Noun edit

scornfulness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being scornful.
    • 2009 April 1, Simon Critchley, “Cynicism We Can Believe In”, in New York Times[1]:
      It bears no real resemblance to that attitude of negativity and jaded scornfulness that sees the worst of intentions behind the apparent good motives of others.