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1 stuffed shirt
пренебр. чванливое, напыщенное ничтожествоСинонимический ряд:1. blimp (noun) blimp; Colonel Blimp; fuddy-duddy2. elitist (noun) condescending person; egotist; elitist; parvenu; pretender; snob; snoot; snot; upstart -
2 snob
1. n сноб2. n выскочка, парвеню; человек, стремящийся пролезть в обществоСинонимический ряд:1. elitist (noun) condescending person; egotist; elitist; high-hat; parvenu; pretender; snoot; snot; stuffed shirt; upstart2. cut (verb) cold-shoulder; cut; ostracize; snub -
3 snoot
1. n амер. рыло2. n амер. сл. нос, рыло; морда, рожа3. n амер. гримаса4. n амер. разг. сноб, задавала5. v амер. разг. третировать; относиться свысокаСинонимический ряд:elitist (noun) condescending person; egotist; elitist; parvenu; pretender; snob; snot; stuffed shirt; upstart -
4 highbrow
1. n разг. человек, претендующий на интеллектуальность, на утончённость вкуса, «умник», «интеллектуал»; сноб2. n разг. далёкий от жизни учёный, интеллигент3. a разг. высокоинтеллектуальный; доступный лишь избранным4. a разг. заумный; с претензией на учёность; снобистскийСинонимический ряд:1. bookish (adj.) bookish; cultured; erudite; scholarly2. elitist (adj.) elitist; haughty; pretentious; snobbish3. intellectual (adj.) cerebral; highbrowed; intellectual; intellectualistic4. brain (noun) Brahmin; brain; double-dome; egghead; high-brow; intellectual; professor; scholar; thinkerАнтонимический ряд:ignoramus; illiterate; modest
См. также в других словарях:
elitist — adjective based on a system in which small groups of people have a lot of power or advantages: an elitist education system elitism noun (U) elitist noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
elitist — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. snob, highbrow, oligarch, social climber, *snoot, *stuffed shirt, egotist. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I or elitist adjective Characteristic of or resembling a snob: snobbish, snobby. Informal: high hat, snooty,… … English dictionary for students
elitist — noun or adjective see elitism … New Collegiate Dictionary
elitist — noun someone who believes in rule by an elite group • Ant: ↑egalitarian • Derivationally related forms: ↑elitism • Hypernyms: ↑moralist • Hyponyms: ↑mandarin … Useful english dictionary
elitist — UK [ɪˈliːtɪst] / US [ɪˈlɪtɪst] adjective supporting or based on a system in which a small group of people have a lot of advantages and keep the most power and influence Derived word: elitist UK / US noun countable Word forms elitist : singular… … English dictionary
elitist — elitism ► NOUN 1) the belief that a society or system should be run by an elite. 2) the superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite. DERIVATIVES elitist adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
elitist — /əˈlitəst/ (say uh leetuhst) noun 1. someone who belongs to an elite or favours elitism. –adjective 2. of or for some special, usually privileged or unusually gifted, section or sections of the people: *The prolongation of life could become an… …
elitist — 1. adjective Of or relating to elitism. 2. noun Someone who believes in rule by an elite group … Wiktionary
elitism — noun Date: 1947 1. leadership or rule by an elite 2. the selectivity of the elite; especially snobbery < elitism in choosing new members > 3. consciousness of being or belonging to an elite • elitist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
elitism — /əˈlitɪzəm / (say uh leetizuhm), /eɪ / (say ay ), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. practice of or belief in rule by an elite. 2. consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favoured group. 3. snobbery; anti democratic sentiment: *As everywhere… …
selection — noun /səˈlɛkʃən/ a) The process or act of selecting. The large number of good candidates made selection difficult. b) Something selected. My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte. See Also: elect, election, elective, elite, élite … Wiktionary
