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Meaning of "snobbishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SNOBBISHNESS

snobbishness  [ˈsnɒbɪʃnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNOBBISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Snobbishness is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES SNOBBISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of snobbishness in the English dictionary

The definition of snobbishness in the dictionary is the quality of being snobbish.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNOBBISHNESS


boorishness
ˈbʊərɪʃnɪs
Britishness
ˈbrɪtɪʃnɪs
childishness
ˈtʃaɪldɪʃnɪs
churlishness
ˈtʃɜːlɪʃnɪs
feverishness
ˈfiːvərɪʃnɪs
foolishness
ˈfuːlɪʃnɪs
foppishness
ˈfɒpɪʃnɪs
garishness
ˈɡɛərɪʃnɪs
lavishness
ˈlævɪʃnɪs
offishness
ˈɒfɪʃnɪs
peevishness
ˈpiːvɪʃnɪs
prudishness
ˈpruːdɪʃnɪs
selfishness
ˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs
skittishness
ˈskɪtɪʃnɪs
slobbishness
ˈslɒbɪʃnɪs
sluggishness
ˈslʌɡɪʃnɪs
snappishness
ˈsnæpɪʃnɪs
squeamishness
ˈskwiːmɪʃnɪs
stylishness
ˈstaɪlɪʃnɪs
unselfishness
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNOBBISHNESS

snob
snobbery
snobbily
snobbish
snobbishly
snobbism
snobbocracy
snobby
snobling
snobocracy
snobographer
snobography
SNOBOL
snod
snoek
snoep
snog
snogged
snogging
snollygoster

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNOBBISHNESS

brashness
bullishness
business
Caithness
Englishness
freshness
greenishness
harshness
highness
Jewishness
lushness
much of a muchness
muchness
rashness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
smoothness
suchness
thoroughness
toughness

Synonyms and antonyms of snobbishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snobbishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNOBBISHNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

势利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esnobismo
570 millions of speakers

English

snobbishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

snobbishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снобизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esnobismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালিয়াতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

snobisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegembiraan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Snobismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

俗物根性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먹으려 고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Snobbishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

snobbishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகட்டுத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

züppelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

snobismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

snobizmu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

снобізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

snobism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σνομπισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snobisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snobbishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

snobbishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snobbishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNOBBISHNESS»

The term «snobbishness» is normally little used and occupies the 128.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNOBBISHNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «snobbishness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «snobbishness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNOBBISHNESS»

Discover the use of snobbishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snobbishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Nineteenth Century and After
It is the snobbishness which evidently has left the deepest impression. To this almost every observation returns as to its source. Hear this : The humblest menial apes his employer, the maid copies her mistress as closely as she dares. From the ...
‎1907
2
Journal of Educational Psychology
and snobbishness. Hollingworth found over-estimation in all desirable traits and underestimation in all undesirable traits. No. over No. under Trait estimating estimating Refinement 12 9 Leadership 11 8 Enthusiasm 10 8 Optimism 10 9 ...
‎1918
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings
S] ПР Snocross Championship Racing (Game) BT Video games Snob (The English word) BT English language-Etymology Snobbery USE Snobs and snobbishness Snobbishness USE Snobs and snobbishness Snobbism USE Snobs and ...
Library of Congress, 2006
4
The Shoe Workers' Journal
Education is too commonly directed towards teaching the children to try to get a living without work, and there is an element of snobbishness in the public, schools which proscribes the children of the poor, by those who consider themselves ...
‎1911
5
Twentieth Century
It is the snobbishness which evidently has left the deepest impression. To this almost every observation returns as to its source. Hear this : The humblest menial apes his employer, the maid copies her mistress as closely as she dares. From the ...
‎1907
6
The Twentieth Century: (1907)
It is the snobbishness which evidently has left the deepest impression. To this almost every observation returns as to its source. Hear this : The humblest menial apes his employer, the maid copies her mistress as closely as she dares. From the ...
‎1907
7
Current Opinion
It is in what is known as society, writes Kate Gannett Wells in Worth- ington's Magazine, that snobbishness exists most largely. It is women who best know how to ignore that member of a committee, who, desirable as a worker, is undesirable at ...
‎1893
8
The Living Age ...
Snobbishness in any ordinary sense is impossible in a rigid caste system : it gets its head when the barriers are broken down. As time has gone on, however, i see , comparing one thing with another, a great improvement. Partly kindness and ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1912
9
The Book of Snobs
The Irish snobbishness developes itself not in pride so much as in servility and mean admirations, and trumpery imitations of their neighbours. And I wonder De Tocqueville and De Beaumont, and the Times Commissioner, did not explain the  ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1856
10
William Thackeray: The Critical Heritage
Thackeray gives in his second chapter his own definition of snobbishness. 'He who meanly admires mean things is a snob.'1 He illustrates the proposition in the same essay by one of his favourite examples, the fat old Florizel,' the 'bloated ...
Geoffrey Tillotson, Donald Hawes, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNOBBISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snobbishness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tim Sherwood brings Peter Cook to life and could even revive the …
There is undoubtedly a skein of snobbishness in this, a reaction to the basic tone and style of Sherwood's short-term success at Villa, which has, nonetheless, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
2
WSU scientists prefer screw tops over corks for fine wine
They don't stand on snobbishness when it comes to making wine at Washington State University. For the past six years, every wine made by a WSU enology ... «KING5.com, May 15»
3
Michael Sheen not a fan of film "snobbishness"
He continued: ''There's no room for snobbishness. It doesn't matter what genre you're working in, you just make a connection with the work. And if it gets you ... «RTE.ie, Apr 15»
4
The UK's Nigel Farage Defended the Use of the Word 'Chinky'
This isn't, as Farage went on to argue, the "London elite" and their snobbishness getting the Good Old Working Class Man down by policing how they speak. «VICE, Dec 14»
5
If you want to see the gap between the House of Lords and reality for …
It might take you a while to digest the sheer breathtaking callousness, arrogance and snobbishness of this. However, once you have passed through the various ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
6
Rude Salespeople Sell More Luxury Goods to Sad, Wannabe …
In fact, their snobbishness makes customers feel like they're back in high school again, desperate to win the cheerleading squad's approval. To be part of that ... «Bustle, May 14»
7
No snobbishness between mutts and purebreds at dog park: Ask …
No snobbishness between mutts and purebreds at dog park: Ask Dog Lady. Print · Monica Collins, Ask Dog Lady By Monica Collins, Ask Dog Lady The Plain ... «The Plain Dealer, Apr 14»
8
The California Supreme Court's Cruel, Self-Righteous Decision to …
But reading it as a non-lawyer and a non-Californian, I'm instead struck by its anxious snobbishness. The Committee of Bar Examiners and the Supreme Court ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 14»
9
'Middle-class snobbishness' curtailing public transport use
One of the biggest impediments to the growth of public transport in Ireland is the slightly snobbish attitude of the middle classes to commuting by bus, the ... «Irish Times, Dec 13»
10
Spas & Beauty Services
High-modern snobbishness has ebbed a bit, but younger architects still pronounce his name with a hint of condescension, leaning slightly on those courtly ... «New York Magazine, Nov 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Snobbishness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/snobbishness>. May 2024 ».
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