HyperDic: snobbery

English > 1 sense of the word *snobbery*:
NOUN	attribute	snobbery, snobbism, snobbishness	the trait of condescending to those of lower social status

snobbery > pronunciation
Sounds	snaa'beriy
Rhymes	accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...

English > *snobbery*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The trait of condescending to those of lower social status.
Synonyms	snobbism, snobbishness
Narrower	clannishness, cliquishness, exclusiveness	tendency to associate with only a select group
Broader	arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness	overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Spanish	esnobismo, snobismo
Catalan	esnobisme