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单词 snobbery
释义

snobbery

noun

snob·​bery ˈsnä-b(ə-)rē How to pronounce snobbery (audio)
plural snobberies
1
: snobbish conduct or character : snobbishness
2
: an instance of snobbery

Example Sentences

the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs
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Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

snobbery

noun

as in arrogance
disapproving the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people; the behavior or attitude of snobs the snobbery of some wine connoisseurs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • arrogance
  • snobbishness
  • attitude
  • masterfulness
  • snobbism
  • superiority
  • snootiness
  • disdain
  • side
  • dominance
  • assumption
  • consequence
  • vanity
  • inflation
  • haughtiness
  • superciliousness
  • brag
  • pomposity
  • imperiousness
  • hauteur
  • condescension
  • pridefulness
  • pompousness
  • pretentiousness
  • peremptoriness
  • huffiness
  • pretension
  • presumptuousness
  • pride
  • loftiness
  • lordliness
  • boastfulness
  • bossiness
  • bumptiousness
  • scorn
  • pretense
  • pretence
  • high horse
  • chest-thumping
  • cheek
  • high-handedness
  • self-assertion
  • smugness
  • self-importance
  • authoritativeness
  • triumphalism
  • bravado
  • cheekiness
  • bowwow
  • sauciness
  • impudence
  • self-consequence
  • toploftiness
  • vainglory
  • egoism
  • swagger
  • egotism
  • cockiness
  • impertinence
  • braggadocio
  • vaingloriousness
  • bombast
  • complacence
  • strut
  • conceit
  • swelled head
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-centeredness
  • self-complacency
  • superiority complex
  • self-opinion
  • self-contentment
  • self-conceit
  • self-assumption
  • self-content
  • self-partiality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • humility
  • modesty
  • unpretentiousness
  • demureness
  • humbleness
  • sincerity
  • down-to-earthness
  • naturalness
  • unassumingness
  • reservedness
  • quietness
  • reserve
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