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Meaning of babbittry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Narrow-minded materialism.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français matérialisme petit-bourgeois

Русский обыва́тельщина

Examples

“For most of this century, writers on the left have portrayed small cities as stifling enclaves of Babbittry and reaction, but today they are seen as refreshing oases from commercialized mass society—potential centers of community and local activism.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Babbitts Babble babble word babble-word Babbled babblement