snobbishness

snobbishness
See snobbishly.

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  • Snobbishness — Snob bish*ness, n. Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snobbishness — noun see snobbish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • snobbishness — noun a) The state or quality of being snobbish. b) The result or product of being snobbish …   Wiktionary

  • snobbishness — n. arrogance, haughtiness, condescension …   English contemporary dictionary

  • snobbishness — snob·bish·ness …   English syllables

  • snobbishness — See: snobbish …   English dictionary

  • snobbishness — noun the trait of condescending to those of lower social status • Syn: ↑snobbery, ↑snobbism • Derivationally related forms: ↑snobbish • Hypernyms: ↑arrogance, ↑haughtiness, ↑hauteur, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Le Livre des snobs — The Book of Snobs Le Livre des snobs (W. M. Thackeray, The Book of Snobs) Première de couverture de l édition originale …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Flattery — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Flattery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 flattery flattery adulation gloze Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiloquence Sgm: N 1 cajolery cajolery Sgm: N 1 fawning fawning wheedling & …   English dictionary for students

  • snobbish — [[t]snɒ̱bɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as snobbish, you disapprove of them because they are too proud of their social status, intelligence, or taste. They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social… …   English dictionary

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