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snobbishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | snobbery, snobbism |
| Type of | lordliness, hauteur, high-handedness, arrogance, haughtiness |
| Has types | clannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness |
| Derivation | snobbish |
Examples of snobbishness
snobbishness
Only I failed to see that snobbishness and materialism were intrinsic in its make-up.
From the washingtonpost.com
There has been some snobbishness, particularly among the older generation.
From the express.co.uk
In spite of the city's filth and snobbishness, there are good reasons to come to Calcutta.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Armed with this newfound point of snobbishness, I waddled back into Bologna for dinner.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The article has focused in on one example of snobbishness in relation to Genre fiction.
From the guardian.co.uk
Surely to argue otherwise is nothing but a nasty sort of Little Englander snobbishness?
From the guardian.co.uk
Snobbishness is creeping in everywhere, pigeon fancying and now football.
From the guardian.co.uk
I really can't believe the snobbishness of some of the legal profession.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yes, there are extreme cases of snobbishness at all older unis, and that is a bad thing.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Snobbery: the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
- (snobbish) clannish: befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- A snob is a human who believes there is a correlation between social status and human worth...
- The state or quality of being snobbish; The result or product of being snobbish
- (snobbish) Having the property of being a snob, arrogant and pretentious, smugly superior or dismissive as inferior
