What does «esnobismo» mean in Spanish?
- Unfounded admiration for all things that are fashionable or for those people who are considered distinguished or influential, especially those who come from abroad or belong to the upper class. Snobbery may also include the tendency to want to belong or look like a certain elite and contempt for those considered inferior.
Examples of use in Spanish: "va a las competiciones de tenis por puro esnobismo, jamás le interesó ese deporte".
"se compró ese automóvil importado por mero esnobismo".
- Snobbish behavior.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Este esnobismo que nos lleva a imitar las cosas nuevas no es malo, cuando se hace casi instintivamente sin afán de aparentar sino de aceptar algo bueno".
"me repugna el esnobismo de las revistas del corazón".