All 5 Uses of
scorn
in
The Age of Innocence
- Here was the truth, here was reality, here was the life that belonged to him; and he, who fancied himself so scornful of arbitrary restraints, had been afraid to break away from his desk because of what people might think of his stealing a holiday!†
Chpt 16 *
- It's only my poor Ellen that has kept any of their wicked blood; the rest of them are all model Mingotts," cried the old lady scornfully.†
Chpt 17
- "I don't want them to think that we dress like savages," she replied, with a scorn that Pocahontas might have resented; and he was struck again by the religious reverence of even the most unworldly American women for the social advantages of dress.†
Chpt 20
- Every one had heard the rumours in question, and he scorned to confirm a tale that was already common property.†
Chpt 26
- There was not a book or a newspaper in reach, nor any evidence of feminine employment: conversation had always been Mrs. Mingott's sole pursuit, and she would have scorned to feign an interest in fancywork.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough