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Snobbishness

Snobbishness \Snob"bish*ness\, n. Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.

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snobbishness

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or quality of being snobbish. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being snobbish.

WordNet
snobbishness

n. the trait of condescending to those of lower social status [syn: snobbery]

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.