snobbery

snob·ber·y

S0512500 (snŏb′ə-rē)n. pl. snob·ber·ies Snobbish behavior or an instance of it.

snob•ber•y

(ˈsnɒb ə ri)

n., pl. -ber•ies. 1. snobbish character or conduct. 2. an instance of this. Often, snob′bism. [1825–35]

Snobbery, Snobdom

 snobs collectively, 1833.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

snobbery - the trait of condescending to those of lower social statussnobbishness, snobbismarrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness - overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiorsclannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness - tendency to associate with only a select group

snobbery

noun arrogance, airs, pride, pretension, condescension, snobbishness, snootiness (informal), side (Brit. slang), uppishness (Brit. informal) social and educational snobbery

Translations

势利行为恃才傲物

snob

(snob) noun a person who admires people of high rank or social class, and despises those in a lower class etc than himself. Being a snob, he was always trying to get to know members of the royal family. 自負傲慢的人 自命不凡者，势利小人 ˈsnobbery noun behaviour, talk etc that is typical of a snob. She couldn't bear her mother's snobbery. 自負傲慢的行為 恃才傲物，势利行为 ˈsnobbish adjectiveShe always had a snobbish desire to live in an area of expensive housing. 勢利眼的，負傲慢的 势利的，自命不凡的 ˈsnobbishly adverb 勢利眼地，自負傲慢地 势利地ˈsnobbishness noun 勢利，自負傲慢 势利