Meanings
plural snobbishnesses
- uncountableThe state or quality of being snobbish.
Traditional language teaching has backed away from this a bit - especially at degree level - maybe there's been an element of elitism, snobbishness about the Duolingos and the Babbels that they're not for us, but we're becoming very aware of the modern way students want to learn.
2020 January 2, Carys Betteley, quoting Dr. Baron, “Language apps: Can phones replace classrooms?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2020 - countableThe result or product of being snobbish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of condescending to those of lower social status
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishsnob
- Englishsnobbish
- Englishsnobbishness
Translations
Finnish snobistisuus, snobismi
- snobistisuusstate or quality
- snobismistate or quality
- snobismiresult or product
French snobisme
- snobismestate or quality
Italian snobismo
- snobismostate or quality
Latin superbia
- superbiastate or quality
Polish snobizm
- snobizmstate or quality
Romanian snobism
- snobismstate or quality
Spanish esnobismo
- esnobismostate or quality
Turkish snobizm, züppelik
- snobizmstate or quality
- züppelikstate or quality
Ukrainian снобізм
- снобізм (snobizm)state or quality
Cite this entry
snobbishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobbishness
“snobbishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobbishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snobbishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobbishness.
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