fölény

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From föl (“the upper part of / the very best of something”) +‎ -ény (noun-forming suffix). Created by Miklós Jósika during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈføleːɲ] Hyphenation: fö‧lény Rhymes: -eːɲ === Noun === fölény (plural fölények) superiority, advantage, mastery, ascendancy (the state of being superior) számbeli fölény ― advantage in numbers Fölényben érezték magukat velük szemben. ― They felt superior to them. disdain, disparagement (a belittling demeanor that makes one superior to others) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== fölényes fölényű === References === === Further reading === fölény in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.