snobbishness
nounEtymology From snobbish + -ness.
1
The state or quality of being snobbish.
- Traditional language teaching has backed away from this a bit - especially at degree level - maybe there's been an element of elitism, snobbishness about the Duolingos and the Babbels that they're not for us, but we're becoming very aware of the modern way students want to learn.2020 January 2, Carys Betteley, quoting Dr. Baron, “Language apps: Can phones replace classrooms?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2020:
2
The result or product of being snobbish.
- Synonyms
- snobbiness