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babbitry

Translations

babbitrynoun

babbitries

The novel criticizes the babbitry of the middle class.

Роман критикует мещанство среднего класса.

Additional translations

Synonyms

bourgeois attitudes

babbitrynoun

A narrow-minded, self-satisfied attitude often associated with the middle class, characterized by materialism and a lack of intellectual curiosity.

The town's babbitry was evident in their resistance to new ideas and cultural changes.