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Definition of Cliquishness
1. Noun. Tendency to associate with only a select group.
Generic synonyms: Snobbery, Snobbishness, Snobbism
Derivative terms: Clannish, Cliquish, Exclusive
Definition of Cliquishness
1. Noun. the state of being cliquish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cliquishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cliquishness
Literary usage of Cliquishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1907)
"The fear has been expressed that fraternity life may tend to "cliquishness" and
endanger the splendid democratic spirit that has always been characteristic ..."
2. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1903)
"A tradition has been established which prevents cliquishness and leads all to
try and make the new member feel that he is amongst friends ; and besides the ..."
3. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1891)
"... has ever had any such preponderating influence as to give rise to any spirit
of exclusiveness or cliquishness. It is the tradition of the place, ..."
4. The Politics of Law and Order: A History of the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr, 1918 by David Clay Large (1980)
"In the first place, considering their cliquishness, he would have to allow them
to join in groups and form separate units within the self-defense structure, ..."
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