snobbish

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/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/

adjective

Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

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snobbysnobbisticcliquishclannishclubbyprivate
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Meanings

adjectivesnobbish (comparative more snobbish, superlative most snobbish)

comparative more snobbish · superlative most snobbish · alternative snobish

  1. Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

    St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.

    c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys

    Synonyms: snobby, snobbistic, cliquish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

Similar
snobbysnobbisticcliquish

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebefitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Similar
clannishcliquishclubbysnobbyprivate
Also see
clannishcliquishclubbyhanktysnobbisticsnobby

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From snob + -ish.

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Translations

Bulgarian снобски
  • снобски (snobski)having the property of being a snob
Czech snobský
  • snobskýhaving the property of being a snob
Danish snobbet
  • snobbethaving the property of being a snob
Dutch snobistisch
  • snobistischhaving the property of being a snob
Esperanto snoba
  • snobahaving the property of being a snob
Finnish snobistinen
  • snobistinenhaving the property of being a snob
French snob, snobinard
  • snobhaving the property of being a snob
  • snobinardhaving the property of being a snob
German dünkelhaft, schnöselig
  • dünkelhafthaving the property of being a snob
  • schnöselighaving the property of being a snob
  • blasierthaving the property of being a snob
  • großtuerischhaving the property of being a snob
  • hochnäsighaving the property of being a snob
  • bourgeoishaving the property of being a snob
  • snobistischhaving the property of being a snob
  • versnobthaving the property of being a snob
Greek ακατάδεκτος, κενόδοξος
  • ακατάδεκτος (akatádektos)having the property of being a snob
  • κενόδοξος (kenódoxos)having the property of being a snob
Hungarian sznob
  • sznobhaving the property of being a snob
Latin superbus, ēmunctus
  • superbushaving the property of being a snob
  • ēmunctushaving the property of being a snob
Māori whakakake, ihu tū
  • whakakakehaving the property of being a snob
  • ihu tūhaving the property of being a snob
  • whakaparangahaving the property of being a snob
Persian متفرعن
  • متفرعن (motefar'en)having the property of being a snob
Portuguese esnobe
  • esnobehaving the property of being a snob
Romanian snob, snobistic
  • snobhaving the property of being a snob
  • snobistichaving the property of being a snob
Russian сноби́стский, сно́бский
  • сноби́стский (snobístskij)having the property of being a snob
  • сно́бский (snóbskij)having the property of being a snob
  • надме́нный (nadménnyj)having the property of being a snob
  • высокоме́рный (vysokomérnyj)having the property of being a snob
  • тщесла́вный (tščeslávnyj)having the property of being a snob
  • кичли́вый (kičlívyj)having the property of being a snob
  • гордели́вый (gordelívyj)having the property of being a snob
  • спеси́вый (spesívyj)having the property of being a snob
  • чванли́вый (čvanlívyj)having the property of being a snob
Spanish esnobista, pijo
  • esnobistahaving the property of being a snob
  • pijohaving the property of being a snob
  • fresahaving the property of being a snob
  • chetohaving the property of being a snob
  • snobhaving the property of being a snob
  • snobistahaving the property of being a snob
Swedish snobbig
  • snobbighaving the property of being a snob
Ukrainian сно́бський
  • сно́бський (snóbsʹkyj)having the property of being a snob
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