snobbery

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British, Southern, Standard/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/

noun

The property or trait of being a snob.

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snobbismsnobbysnobbishness
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Meanings

snobbery1

nounsnobbery (countable and uncountable, plural snobberies)

plural snobberies

  1. countableuncountableThe property or trait of being a snob.

    Synonyms: snobbism

snobbery2

adjectivesnobbery (comparative more snobbery, superlative most snobbery)

comparative more snobbery · superlative most snobbery

  1. colloquialrareSynonym of snobby.

    He seemed all right to me. Didn't act snobbery like so many Kappins.

    2016, C. D. Moulton, chapter 10, in A Strange Place (Flight of the Maita; 14), [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 139
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    The only thing Volksworld acts snobbery about is the amount of dangerously built shit they have had to put with over the years.

    1999 March 30, Nick Howarth, “Volksworld^([sic]) stinks”, in uk.rec.cars.vw.aircooled (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025

    When I was at college, studying music, ALW [Andrew Lloyd Webber] music was frowned upon. In fact all show-type music was seen as non-classical, and non-innovative! Looks were given by staff, if someone were heard jamming ALW tunes. […] It is just so snobbery!! I think attitudes have changed slightly since I was there.

    2001 July 26, Nicky, “OFF: Steve Barton”, in alt.fan.lea-salonga (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025

    Synonyms: snobby

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe property or trait of being a snob.

Similar
snobbism

adjectiveSynonym of snobby.

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snobby

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe trait of condescending to those of lower social status

Similar
snobbismsnobbishness
Broader
arrogancehaughtinesshauteur
Also see
snobbishnesssnobbism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

snobbery · noun

From snob + -ery (noun-forming suffix).

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snobbery · adjective

From snob + -ery (adjectival suffix).

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Translations

Bulgarian снобизъм
  • снобизъм (snobizăm)the property or trait of being a snob
Chinese Mandarin 勢利 /势利
  • 勢利 /势利 (shìli)the property or trait of being a snob
Dutch snobisme
  • snobismethe property or trait of being a snob
Esperanto snobeco
  • snobecothe property or trait of being a snob
Finnish snobismi, snobbailu
  • snobismithe property or trait of being a snob
  • snobbailuthe property or trait of being a snob
French snobisme
  • snobismethe property or trait of being a snob
German Snobismus
  • Snobismusthe property or trait of being a snob
Greek ακαταδεξιά
  • ακαταδεξιά (akatadexiá)the property or trait of being a snob
Hungarian sznobság, sznobizmus
  • sznobságthe property or trait of being a snob
  • sznobizmusthe property or trait of being a snob
Irish ardnós
  • ardnósthe property or trait of being a snob
Polish snobizm
  • snobizmthe property or trait of being a snob
Portuguese arrogância, esnobismo
  • arrogânciathe property or trait of being a snob
  • esnobismothe property or trait of being a snob
Russian сноби́зм
  • сноби́зм (snobízm)the property or trait of being a snob
Spanish pijada, pijotada
  • pijadathe property or trait of being a snob
  • pijotadathe property or trait of being a snob
  • esnobismothe property or trait of being a snob
  • señoritismothe property or trait of being a snob
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snobbery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobbery.

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