arrogant, bumptious,
haughty
, high-and-mighty, highfalutin.
What is another word for snobby person?
- aloof,
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- highfalutin.
- (also hifalutin),
- high-handed,
What do you call a snob person?
Kenneth is an arrogant, rude, social snob. … 2. countable noun. If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste.
What is a nice word for snob?
| snot highbrow | pretender snoot | parvenu upstart | name-dropper stiff neck | smarty pants social climber |
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How do you describe a snobby person?
Snobby is an informal word that describes a snob, which originally meant “a shoemaker or a shoemaker’s apprentice.” From that meaning it evolved through “lowly person” to “
lowly person imitating a social superior
” and finally “person who despises those considered inferior.” Definitions of snobby. adjective.
Is snob a bad word?
It’s not a swear word
if that’s what you’re asking, but it’s plainly a pejorative word – which is fine if you want to negatively comment on someone.
What makes you a snob?
The Random House College Dictionary defines a snob as “
A person who imitates, cultivates or slavishly admires those with social rank, wealth, etc
, and is condescending to others.” and “A person who pretends to have social importance, intellectual superiority, etc.” Now, that’s a snob.
What is the opposite of a snob?
The opposite of a SNOB is
a REGULAR Person of to the very formal a plebeian
.
Is snobbish and arrogant the same?
As adjectives the difference between snobbish and arrogant
is that
snobbish is having the property of being a snob
; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors while arrogant is having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others.
What’s a word for stuck-up?
- assured,
- biggety.
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
What does snob mean in text?
2 :
one who blatantly imitates
, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors. 3a : one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior. b : one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or taste.
What does being haughty mean?
:
blatantly and disdainfully proud
: having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior haughty aristocrats haughty young beauty …
Does arrogant mean rude?
unpleasantly proud and behaving as if
you are more important than, or know more than, other people: I found him arrogant and rude.
How do you say arrogant in a nice way?
Some common synonyms of arrogant are
disdainful
, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious.
How do you describe a prideful person?
Someone who’s prideful is
arrogant and disdainful
. Prideful people don’t usually have many friends, since they think they’re superior to everyone else.
What is a snobby girl?
The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines ‘snob’ as “
one who blatantly imitates
, fawningly admires, or vulgarly seeks association with those regarded as social superiors; one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior; one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or …
