Definitions
- Describing someone who looks down on others for not having the same level of taste, education, or social status. - Referring to a person who is overly concerned with status symbols and material possessions. - Talking about someone who is arrogant and condescending towards those they perceive as inferior.
- Describing someone who believes that only a select few are worthy of certain privileges or opportunities. - Referring to a person who is exclusive and prefers to associate only with people of similar status or background. - Talking about someone who is dismissive of those who do not meet their standards of intelligence, education, or culture.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe people who consider themselves superior to others.
- 2Both words can be used to describe negative attitudes towards those perceived as inferior.
- 3Both words suggest a sense of exclusivity and preference for associating with people of similar status or background.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Snob emphasizes a focus on taste, culture, and social status, while elitist emphasizes a focus on privilege and opportunity.
- 2Attitude: Snob suggests arrogance and condescension, while elitist suggests a sense of entitlement and superiority.
- 3Behavior: Snob may exhibit behavior such as name-dropping, flaunting wealth, or belittling others, while elitist may exhibit behavior such as gatekeeping, exclusion, or discrimination.
- 4Usage: Snob is more commonly used in everyday language, while elitist is more often used in academic or political contexts.
- 5Connotation: Snob has a more negative connotation, while elitist can have both positive and negative connotations depending on the context.
Remember this!
Snob and elitist are both words used to describe people who consider themselves superior to others. However, snob emphasizes a focus on taste, culture, and social status, while elitist emphasizes a focus on privilege and opportunity. Snob suggests arrogance and condescension, while elitist suggests a sense of entitlement and superiority. Snob is more commonly used in everyday language and has a more negative connotation, while elitist is more often used in academic or political contexts and can have both positive and negative connotations.
