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elitism
English
Alternative forms
- élitism
Etymology
elite +? -ism
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??li?t?z?m/
Noun
elitism (countable and uncountable, plural elitisms)
- The belief that a society or system should be run by an elite.
- The superior attitude or behaviour associated with an elite.
Related terms
- elitist
Translations
Anagrams
- limiest, limites
Romanian
Etymology
From French élitisme
Noun
elitism n (uncountable)
- elitism
Declension
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sardonic
English
Etymology
From French sardonique, from Latin sardonius, from Ancient Greek ????????? (sardónios), alternative form of ????????? (sardánios, “bitter or scornful laughter”), which is often cited as deriving from the Sardinian plant (Ranunculus sardous), known as either ??????? (sardán?) or ????????? (sardónion). When eaten, it would cause the eater's face to contort in a look resembling scorn (generally followed by death). It might also be related to ????? (saír?, “I grin”).
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /sa??d?n?k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s???d?n?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /s???d??n?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
sardonic (comparative more sardonic, superlative most sardonic)
- Scornfully mocking or cynical.
- He distances himself from people with his nasty, sardonic laughter.
- November, 1628, Henry Wotton, letter to Jack Dinely
- strained, sardonic smiles
- 1796, Edmund Burke, Letters on a Regicide Peace
- the scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody ruffian
- Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
Related terms
- Sardonian
- sarcastic
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Scardino
Romanian
Etymology
From French sardonique, from Latin sardonicus.
Adjective
sardonic m or n (feminine singular sardonic?, masculine plural sardonici, feminine and neuter plural sardonice)
- sardonic
Declension
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