condescendance
French, noun\kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s\
condescendance is spelled C-O-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-D-A-N-C-E (14 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,299th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Condescendance is a French feminine noun meaning “condescension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Complaisance qui fait qu’on se rend aux sentiments, aux volontés de quelqu’un. Mais depuis le XIXᵉ siècle, le…”.
What does condescendance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecondescension
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Complaisance qui fait qu’on se rend aux sentiments, aux volontés de quelqu’un. Mais depuis le XIXᵉ siècle, le sens a glissé vers la 2ᵉ définition. 2. Bienveillance mêlée d’un léger mépris ; comportement distant, presque hautain, arrogant, ou qui pourrait être ressenti comme tel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of condescendance
- condescendances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce condescendance?
- \kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s\
- \kɔ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to condescendance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is condescendance in French?
condescendance appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).