snobbery
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Snobbery — Snob ber*y, n. The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snobbery — “the class of snobs,” 1833, from SNOB (Cf. snob) + ERY (Cf. ery). Meaning “snobbishness” is from 1843 … Etymology dictionary
snobbery — [snäb′iz΄əmsnäb′ə rē] n. pl. snobberies snobbish behavior or character, or an instance of this: also snobbism [snäb′iz΄əm] … English World dictionary
snobbery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cultural, intellectual, musical ▪ class, social ▪ She faced the twin barriers of class snobbery and racial discrimination. ▪ the elitism and s … Collocations dictionary
snobbery — snob|be|ry [ˈsnɔbəri US ˈsna: ] n [U] behaviour or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do used to show disapproval ▪ intellectual snobbery… … Dictionary of contemporary English
snobbery — noun (U) 1 the feelings and behaviour of snobs 2 inverted snobbery a type of snobbery in which people of a low social class think they are better than people of a higher social class … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snobbery — noun (plural beries) Date: 1843 1. snobbish conduct or character ; snobbishness 2. an instance of snobbery … New Collegiate Dictionary
snobbery — [[t]snɒ̱bəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Snobbery is the attitude of a snob … English dictionary
snobbery — noun they were raised in an environment of complacent snobbery Syn: affectation, pretension, pretentiousness, arrogance, haughtiness, airs and graces, elitism; disdain, condescension, superciliousness; informal snootiness, uppitiness … Thesaurus of popular words
snobbery — snob ► NOUN 1) a person who has an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth and who looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. 2) a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to others: a wine… … English terms dictionary
