snobbism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsnɑbɪzəm/ UK /ˈsnɒbɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
snobbish attitudes or behavior; snobbery

Her snobbism toward chain restaurants annoyed her friends.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · snobbish attitudes or... snobberysnobbishnesssuperciliousnesselitismpretension

Opposites

humilityegalitarianism

Word family

Related forms snobsnobbishsnobbery

Etymology

From snob + -ism. The word snob (late 18th century) originally meant 'a shoemaker' or 'a person of the lower classes', later 'one who vulgarly apes social superiors'; its further origin is unknown.

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# snobbism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsnɑbɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsnɒbɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. snobbish attitudes or behavior; snobbery

## Examples
- Her snobbism toward chain restaurants annoyed her friends.

## Synonyms
- snobbery
- snobbishness
- superciliousness
- elitism
- pretension

## Antonyms
- humility
- egalitarianism

## Related Forms
- snob
- snobbish
- snobbery

## Etymology
From snob + -ism. The word snob (late 18th century) originally meant 'a shoemaker' or 'a person of the lower classes', later 'one who vulgarly apes social superiors'; its further origin is unknown.

## AI Etymology
Snobbism comes from snob + -ism. The word snob (late 18th century) originally meant 'a shoemaker' or 'a person of the lower classes', later 'one who vulgarly apes social superiors'; its further origin is unknown. Older glosses in the chain include "a shoemaker", "a person of the lower classes", and "one who vulgarly apes social superiors", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, snobbism is best read as compound, suffixal formation, and uncertain formation, yielding an English noun shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a noun, with the sense "snobbish attitudes or behavior; snobbery". related forms include snob, snobbish, and snobbery. The result is an English noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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