snobbishness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English snob Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English snobbish Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English snobbishness From snobbish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being snobbish.
Traditional language teaching has backed away from this a bit - especially at degree level - maybe there's been an element of elitism, snobbishness about the Duolingos and the Babbels that they're not for us, but we're becoming very aware of the modern way students want to learn.
2020 January 2, Carys Betteley, quoting Dr. Baron, “Language apps: Can phones replace classrooms?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2020:
- (countable) The result or product of being snobbish.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| snobbishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fi snobismi (state or quality) · tr snobizm (state or quality) · uk снобізм (state or quality) · ro snobism (state or quality) · pl snobizm (state or quality) · fr snobisme (state or quality) · la superbia (state or quality) · it snobismo (state or quality) · fi snobistisuus (state or quality) · es esnobismo (state or quality) · fi snobismi (result or product) · tr züppelik (state or quality)