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I don't do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn't like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much.
Sebastian Faulks

Meaning of "snide" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNIDE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SNIDE

snide  [snaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snide can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SNIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of snide in the English dictionary

The first definition of snide in the dictionary is Also: snidey,. maliciously derogatory; supercilious. Other definition of snide is counterfeit; sham. Snide is also sham jewellery.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNIDE


actinide
ˈæktɪˌnaɪd
antimonide
ˈæntɪməˌnaɪd
arsenide
ˈɑːsəˌnaɪd
biguanide
baɪˈɡwɑːnaɪd
chalcogenide
kælˈkɒdʒəˌnaɪd
cyanide
ˈsaɪəˌnaɪd
ferricyanide
ˌfɛrɪˈsaɪəˌnaɪd
ferrocyanide
ˌfɛrəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd
glucuronide
ɡluːˈkjʊərəˌnaɪd
isocyanide
ˌaɪsəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd
lanthanide
ˈlænθəˌnaɪd
nide
naɪd
ozonide
əʊˈzəʊnaɪd
platinocyanide
ˌplætɪnəʊˈsaɪəˌnaɪd
selenide
ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪd
transactinide
ˌtrænsˈæktɪˌnaɪd
undenied
ˌʌndɪˈnaɪd
uranide
ˈjʊərəˌnaɪd
vinylcyanide
ˈvaɪnɪlˈsaɪənaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNIDE

snib
snibbed
snibbing
snick
snicker
snickerer
snickersnee
snickery
snicket
Snickometer
snidely
snideness
snidey
sniff
sniff at
sniff out
sniffable
sniffer
sniffer dog
sniffier

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNIDE

aide
at the outside
decide
guide
hide
hydrogen cyanide
inside
on one side
on the side
outside
potassium cyanide
potassium ferrocyanide
pride
provide
ride
side
slide
sodium cyanide
to the wide
wide

Synonyms and antonyms of snide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SNIDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «snide» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of snide

Translation of «snide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNIDE

Find out the translation of snide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of snide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卑鄙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

snide
570 millions of speakers

English

snide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बनावटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ехидный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sarcástico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্রুপপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sarcastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Snide
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abfällig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪意に満ちた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악의에 찬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Snide
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सावकाश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçümseyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maligno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obłudny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

єхидний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meschin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπαινικτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snedige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedsättande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIDE»

The term «snide» is very widely used and occupies the 18.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about snide

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2 QUOTES WITH «SNIDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word snide.
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Sebastian Faulks
I don't do interviews at home any more because my wife doesn't like having her taste in interiors put through the mill. And I get annoyed when journalists make snide remarks about the annoyingly pretentious shops in the neighbourhood - because I hate them just as much.
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Joanna Trollope
I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIDE»

Discover the use of snide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Snide, decedent, and his wife, Rose, intending to execute mutual wills at a common execution ceremony, each executed by mistake the will intended for the other. Rose argued that the will signed by Snide was admissible if it was reformed to ...
Casenotes, 2009
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Managing Workplace Bullying: How to Identify, Respond to and ...
Example Three: Snide Comments A hospital-based nurse is subject to workplace bullying from one of the consultants on her ward. He is snide, picky and unreasonable with her at every opportunity and makes subtly undermining remarks ...
Aryanne Oade, 2009
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The Uranium Plant: Adventures of a Young Scientist
Snide!" Thundered The declaraTion from The Top of The sTairs. Snide had arrived. Snide never jusT walked in. He always announced his presence wiTh a resounding, “Snide!" Snide didn'T really walk, eiTher. He lurked. EveryThing abouT ...
Lloyd Sparks, 2006
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The Father of Man
The alpha male was now a meter away from Snide's hand. Instead of taking the sapodilla, the male moved closer to Snide and knelt down in front of him. Snide remembered the same scene with Adam.But this was not Adam. Snide could see  ...
Conrad B. Quintyn, 2007
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Music: Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature ...
The snide piano absolutely fails to "go." The action is uneven and half the keys do not act. Whatever happens then? Not hing to speak of. The tuner of the dealer tinkers them, and incidentally shows the confiding customer that the failure was ...
‎1893
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Billboard
Clem Snide runs through "Moment in the Sun" for Late Night With Conan O'Brien director Liz Plonka (standing in front of vocalist Eef Barzelay) and other staffers. ( Photo: Robert Bean) Clem Snide's Day In The Sun At 'Conan 'Arsenio': First ...
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Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for ...
Price to Secretary The full text 191. I extract called Darvell Gadarn :— the part relating to the image “There ys an image of Dnrvellgodarn within the snide diosece [of St. Asaph], in whome the people have 80 greats confidence, hope, and truste, ...
‎1881
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms as Have Been Naturalised Eric Partridge Paul Beale. SNIDE off, exaggerate, talk big), no doubt reaching English via ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
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Weird Tales 302 (Fall 1991)
"Before you pass out, you have to save Snide." "What?" Tusci groaned. "You save Snide." "I can't. My magical energy is all used up. I can't direct it. I might harm everyone in the room. It has to be you." "Damn it, woman, I can't even see him.
Darrell Schweitzer, 1991
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The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
the routes, issues and profites commyng and growing of alle the saide mesuages , londes and tenntes, and therof yerely twyes in the yore, make and yelde a good and true accompte before the chirehwnrdens of the snide chirch for the tyme ...
Edward Hungerford Goddard, 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Duncan Bannatyne shops arm-in-arm with his leggy girlfriend after …
... Bannatyne shops arm-in-arm with his leggy girlfriend after snide tweet about ex. Duncan Bannatyne shops arm-in-arm with his leggy girlfriend after snide ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Doctor's snide comments about sedated patient lead to $500000 …
Doctor's snide comments about sedated patient lead to $500,000 award. Associated Press. Posted: 06/24/2015 04:00:26 PM PDT2 Comments | Updated: about ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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Jimmie Johnson clarifies snide remark about NASCAR Sprint Cup …
Asked during last Sunday's post-race winner's press conference to comment on the new Sprint Cup Series drivers council, the normally super-polite Jimmie ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
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Snide throwback sitcom Vicious returns with 3m for ITV
Monday night heralded the début of the second series of ITV's once controversial and divisive old-school sitcom, Vicious (9pm), as the 76-year-old double act of ... «MediaTel Newsline, Jun 15»
5
Morris GOP freeholder race turns snide
Republican primary election campaigns for three seats on the Morris County freeholder board have turned ugly, with name-calling and opposing sides accusing ... «Daily Record, May 15»
6
Every snide joke you've told about Ringo is wrong: The least …
Every snide joke you've told about Ringo is wrong: The least-celebrated Beatle is finally getting the respect he deserves. Not even the best drummer in the ... «Salon, Apr 15»
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[Update] Lawyer Behind Egregious Bernal Heights Rent Increase …
[Update] Lawyer Behind Egregious Bernal Heights Rent Increase Gives Snide Statement Denouncing Rent Control. by Jay Barmann in News on Mar 19, 2015 ... «SFist, Mar 15»
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Book review - Deliciously snide Hollywood novel by Port City native
That's the opening premise for "Stealing Arthur," a deliciously snide Hollywood novel by Wilmington native Joel Perry. Perry, a comedy writer, comedian and ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Feb 15»
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Amitabh Bachchan's fan calls his blog a 'torturous bheja fry', the …
Amitabh Bachchan has laughed off snide comments from one of his blog readers and says he isn't sure if the individual has lost his "sense of humour". «The Indian Express, Feb 15»
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Jon Stewart's accidental legacy of sneers
Read through nearly any comment section, under nearly any article, on nearly any website, and you have to trudge through a pile of snide jokes, most of which ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»

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