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snobs

/snɑbz/

Meanings
noun
A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.

Examples :

"The new neighbors were such snobs; they only spoke about expensive vacations and designer clothes, and refused to talk to anyone who didn't drive a luxury car. "
person attitude character society culture

Related Words

Illustration beautifully

beautifully adverb

/ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)li/

In a beautiful manner.

"The dancer moved beautifully across the stage. "

Illustration collectors

collectors noun

/kəˈlɛktərz/ /ˈkɒlɛktərz/

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

"He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."

Illustration neighbors

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Illustration shoemaker

shoemaker noun

/ˈʃuːmeɪkər/

A person who makes shoes

"The shoemaker repaired the hole in my daughter's favorite boot. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration townspeople

townspeople noun

/ˈtaʊnzˌpiːpl/ /ˈtaʊnzpɪpl/

An inhabitant of a town.

"The townspeople gathered in the park for the annual summer festival. "

Illustration expensive

expensive adjective

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

Illustration management

management noun

/ˈmænədʒmənt/

Administration; the use of limited resources combined with forecasting, planning, leadership and execution skills to achieve predetermined specific goals.

"The school's management team used careful planning and budgeting to ensure enough resources for all students' needs. "

Illustration unrefined

unrefined adjective

/ˌʌnrɪˈfaɪnd/ /ˌənrɪˈfaɪnd/

Crude, raw or unprocessed

"The baker preferred using unrefined sugar in his cookies because he liked the slightly molasses-like flavor. "

Illustration perceived

perceived verb

/pəˈsiːvd/ /pɚˈsivd/

To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

"The student perceived the teacher's frustration by the tone of her voice. "

Illustration vacations

vacations noun

/veɪˈkeɪʃənz/ /vəˈkeɪʃənz/

Freedom from some business or activity.

"Many families plan their summer vacations months in advance. "

Illustration education

education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."