snobbishness
IPA: snˈɑbɪʃnʌs
noun
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being snobbish.
- (countable) The result or product of being snobbish.
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Examples of "snobbishness" in Sentences
- On the contrary, a harmless old-fashioned snobbishness is perceptible all through his work.
- (But make it a Hudson Baby Bourbon … because apparently, this snobbishness is deeply engrained …)
- I can only call it snobbishness, because there are plenty of delicious wines made on Long Island (but I'm preaching to the choir here, right?)
- Jones says he needed to let go of what he calls the snobbishness of the dance world and learn that it isn't as easy as it seems to tell a story in musical theater.
- We used to be irritated at what we called the snobbishness of English critics of a certain school; we are so no longer, for we see that its criticism is only the result of ignorance -- simply of inability to understand.
- Almost to a man the editors denounced what they termed the snobbishness of the army, and denounced West Point for producing snobs, claiming that the ladies of the post, had they been real ladies, would have called on a respectable laundress even if she had been the sergeant's wife.
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