snobbery
/ˈsnɔbəɹɪj/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The only thing Volksworld acts snobbery about is the amount of dangerously built shit they have had to put with over the years."
- "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."
- "He seemed all right to me. Didn't act snobbery like so many Kappins."
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).