snobbery
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British/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/
snobbery noun: the property or trait of being a snob.
Noun
snobbery (countable and uncountable, plural snobberies)
Adjective
snobbery (comparative more snobbery, superlative most snobbery)
- Synonym of snobby.
- 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...2001 July 26, Nicky, “OFF: Steve Barton”, in alt.fan.lea-salonga (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025
- Synonyms:
- snobby
snobbery meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
snobbery in Bengali
- অহংকার, আভিজাত্য প্রদর্শন
snobbery in Malayalam
- കുലീനനാട്യം, പ്രഭുഭാവന, പൊങ്ങച്ചം, അല്പത്തം, ഗർവ്വ്
snobbery in Kannada
- ಒಣಜಂಬ, ಗರ್ವ, ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪೂಜೆ, ದೊಡ್ಡಸ್ತಿಕೆಯ ಆರಾಧನೆ
Examples of snobbery in a sentence
- Looks were given by staff, if someone were heard jamming ALW tunes. […] It is just so snobbery!!2001 July 26, Nicky, “OFF: Steve Barton”, in alt.fan.lea-salonga (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025:
- 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:
Synonyms of snobbery
Forms of snobbery
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | snobberies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more snobbery |
| superlative | most snobbery |
Origin of snobbery
From snob + -ery (noun-forming suffix).
From snob + -ery (adjectival suffix).
Words formed from snobbery
Questions about snobbery
- What does snobbery mean?
- Snobbery means the property or trait of being a snob.
- What is snobbery in Bengali?
- Snobbery in Bengali is অহংকার, আভিজাত্য প্রদর্শন. See Snobbery meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use snobbery in a sentence?
- Looks were given by staff, if someone were heard jamming ALW tunes. […] It is just so snobbery!!
- What part of speech is snobbery?
- Snobbery can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce snobbery?
- Snobbery is pronounced /ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/ (British).
- What is the plural of snobbery?
- The plural of snobbery is snobberies.
Words near snobbery in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: snobbery (page history and authors); snobbery (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); snobbery (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); snobbery (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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