Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snobbish

/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: snob-bish
IPA: /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

Example Sentences

"St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive."

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 From snob + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more snobbish (comparative) most snobbish (superlative) snobish (alternative)

Derived Forms

antisnobbish snobbishly snobbishness unsnobbish

Synonyms

snobby snobbistic cliquish clannish clubby

Questions

How do you pronounce snobbish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/.
What does snobbish mean?: Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
Where does snobbish come from?: 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 From snob + -ish.

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