snootiness
Looking down condescension
Snootiness is the quality of being snooty—acting superior and looking down on others.
It suggests an exaggerated sense of one's own refinement or status: The snootiness of the maître d' made us feel unwelcome.
The word carries a mocking edge, implying the attitude is unwarranted.
Excessive self-importance
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
airs · uppityness · smugness · superiority · haughtiness · conceit · vanity · egotism
Displaying arrogant superiority
- stuck-upConceited and aloof
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scoffingMocking with contempt
dismissive · condescending · eye-rolling · snubbing · cold-shouldering · name-dropping · gatekeeping · excluding
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- coldLow temperature state
- reservedRestrained in manner
standoffish · frosty · distant · remote · unfriendly · inaccessible · haughty · imperious
Hostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
- disdainfulnessScornful superiority toward others
disrespect · mockery · ridicule · belittlement · deprecation · denigration · disapproval · sniffiness
State of being limited
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
- upperclassHighest social stratum
gentry · nobility · pedigree · bourgeoisie · cliquishness · in-crowd · classism · selectiveness
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
self-importance · airs · uppityness · smugness · superiority · haughtiness · conceit · vanity · egotism · pride
nose-in-the-air
Displaying arrogant superiority
- stuck-upConceited and aloof
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
scoffing · dismissive · condescending · eye-rolling · snubbing · cold-shouldering · name-dropping · gatekeeping · excluding · belittling
aloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
- coldLow temperature state
reserved · standoffish · frosty · distant · remote · unfriendly · inaccessible · haughty · imperious · stiff
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- disparagementCriticism meant to diminish
disdainfulness · disrespect · mockery · ridicule · belittlement · deprecation · denigration · disapproval · sniffiness · derisiveness
exclusivity
State of being limited
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- patricianHighborn Roman elite
upperclass · gentry · nobility · pedigree · bourgeoisie · cliquishness · in-crowd · classism · selectiveness · members-only
- snobberysnob, snobbery, elitism, haughtiness, condescension
- showing offboasting, bragged, show off, bragging, boasted
- upper classaristocrat, nobles, baron, baroness, baronet
- self-righteousnesssanctimony, self-righteousness, moralism, holier-than-thou, judgmentalism
snootinesshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · unpretentiousness · self-effacement · down-to-earthness
snootinessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
warmth · affability · approachability · folksiness · geniality