Dictionary

snobbery en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English snob Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English snobbery From snob + -ery (noun-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The property or trait of being a snob.

Forms

Deriveds

antisnobbery · inverted snobbery

Synonyms

snobbism

Translations (23)

de Snobismus (the property or trait of being a snob) · es esnobismo (the property or trait of being a snob) · nl snobisme (the property or trait of being a snob) · fr snobisme (the property or trait of being a snob) · fi snobbailu (the property or trait of being a snob) · ota طور (the property or trait of being a snob) · ota كبر (the property or trait of being a snob) · ga ardnós (the property or trait of being a snob) · cmn 勢利 /势利 (the property or trait of being a snob) · es pijotada (the property or trait of being a snob) · sq snobizëm (the property or trait of being a snob) · pt arrogância (the property or trait of being a snob) · el ακαταδεξιά (the property or trait of being a snob) · fi snobismi (the property or trait of being a snob) · hu sznobizmus (the property or trait of being a snob) · pt esnobismo (the property or trait of being a snob) · es pijada (the property or trait of being a snob) · hu sznobság (the property or trait of being a snob) · ru сноби́зм (the property or trait of being a snob) · pl snobizm (the property or trait of being a snob) · es señoritismo (the property or trait of being a snob) · ota غرور (the property or trait of being a snob) · bg снобизъм (the property or trait of being a snob)

snobbery en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From snob + -ery (adjectival suffix).

Meanings

1. (colloquial, rare) Synonym of snobby.
   • He seemed all right to me. 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:
   • 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 slightly since I was there. 2001 July 26, Nicky, “OFF: Steve Barton”, in alt.fan.lea-salonga (Usenet), archived from the original on 24 Sep 2025:
   • 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:

Forms

Synonyms

snobby