snob|bism

snob|bism
snob|bism «SNOB ihz uhm», noun.
the quality of being a snob; snobbery; snobbishness: »

I have no prejudice against tourists—I consider that a low form of snobbism (Katherine Anne Porter). The crowds interpret his detachment as snobbism (Newsweek).


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  • snob — snob; snob·bery; snob·bish; snob·bism; snob·by; snob·dom; snob·ling; snob·bish·ly; snob·bish·ness; …   English syllables

  • bism — cam·bism; can·na·bism; di·syl·la·bism; hob·bism; mi·cro·bism; mob·bism; pho·bism; plum·bism; poly·syl·la·bism; snob·bism; syl·la·bism; tri·syl·la·bism; wah·ha·bism; dis·syl·la·bism; wa·ha·bism; …   English syllables

  • snobbism — snob·bism …   English syllables

  • snobbism — snob·bism (snŏbʹĭz əm) n. Snobbery. * * * …   Universalium

  • snobbery — snob•ber•y [[t]ˈsnɒb ə ri[/t]] n. pl. ber•ies 1) snobbish character or conduct 2) an instance of this Often, snob′bism. Etymology: 1825–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • Snobbism — Snob bism, n. Snobbery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snobisme — [ snɔbism ] n. m. • 1855; de snob ♦ Comportement de snob. « une crise aiguë de snobisme » (Maupassant). Aimer un musicien par snobisme. ⇒ 2. affectation, pose. ● snobisme nom masculin (anglais snobism) Admiration inconditionnelle pour les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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