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The trait of condescending to those of lower social status
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snobbishness
Word definitions for snobbishness in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snobbishness \Snob"bish*ness\, n. Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of condescending to those of lower social status [syn: snobbery ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or quality of being snobbish. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being snobbish.
Usage examples of snobbishness.
A foil for his virtues is provided by the character of Byron, whose nauseous affectations, animal coarseness, niggardliness, except where his own personal comfort was involved, and deep-seated snobbishness, makes Shelley into an angel of light.
Obviously the snobbishness and political ignorance of people like airmen and naval officers will be a very great difficulty.
Far away from her cigarettes and her snobbishness, her cliquish friends, her atrocious spelling.
His hatredof snobs was a derivative of his snobbishness, but made the simpletons(in other words, everyone) believe that he was immune from snobbishness.