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SNEER, v.i. [from the root of L. naris, nose; to turn up the nose.]

1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast or countenance; "naso suspendere adunco."

2. To insinuate contempt by covert expression. I could be content to be a little sneered at.

3. To utter with grimace.

4. To show mirth awkwardly.

SNEER, n.

1. A look of contempt, or a turning up of the nose to manifest contempt; a look of disdain, derision or ridicule.

2. An expression of ludicrous scorn.


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SNEER, v.i. [from the root of L. naris, nose; to turn up the nose.]

1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast or countenance; "naso suspendere adunco."

2. To insinuate contempt by covert expression. I could be content to be a little sneered at.

3. To utter with grimace.

4. To show mirth awkwardly.

SNEER, n.

1. A look of contempt, or a turning up of the nose to manifest contempt; a look of disdain, derision or ridicule.

2. An expression of ludicrous scorn.

SNEER, n.

  1. A look of contempt, or turning up of the nose to manifest contempt; a look of disdain, derision, or ridicule. – Pope.
  2. An expression of ludicrous scorn. – Watts.

SNEER, v.i. [from the root of L. naris, nose; to turn up the nose.]

  1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast of countenance; “naso suspendere adunco.”
  2. To insinuate contempt by a covert expression. I could be content to be a little sneered at. – Pope.
  3. To utter with grimace. – Congreve.
  4. To show mirth awkwardly. – Tatler.

Sneer
  1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.
  2. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer fulsome lies at a person.

    Congreve.

    "A ship of fools," he sneered. Tennyson.

  3. The act of sneering.
  4. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively.

    I could be content to be a little sneared at. Pope.

  5. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.

    Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame. Savage.

  6. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt.

    "Who can refute a sneer?" Raley.
  7. To show mirth awkwardly.

    [R.] Tatler.

    Syn. -- To scoff; gibe; jeer. -- Sneer, Scoff, Jeer. The verb to sneer implies to cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still, implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.

    And sneers as learnedly as they,
    Like females o'er their morning tea.     Swift.

    Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
    Had lost his art, and kept his ears.     Swift.

    The fop, with learning at defiance,
    Scoffs at the pedant and science.     Gay.

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Sneer

SNEER, verb intransitive [from the root of Latin naris, nose; to turn up the nose.]

1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast or countenance; 'naso suspendere adunco.'

2. To insinuate contempt by covert expression. I could be content to be a little sneered at.

3. To utter with grimace.

4. To show mirth awkwardly.

SNEER, noun

1. A look of contempt, or a turning up of the nose to manifest contempt; a look of disdain, derision or ridicule.

2. An expression of ludicrous scorn.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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MOCK, v.t.

1. Properly, to imitate; to mimick; hence, to imitate in contempt or derision; to mimick for the sake of derision; to deride by mimicry.

2. To deride; to laugh at; to ridicule; to treat with scorn or contempt.

As he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, saying, go up, thou bald head. 2 Kings 2. Mark 10.

3. To defeat; to illude; to disappoint; to deceive; as, to mock expectation.

Thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Judg.16.

4. To fool; to tantalize; to play on in contempt.

He will not

Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.

MOCK, v.i. To make sport in contempt or in jest, or to speak jestingly.

When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? Job.11.

MOCK, n. Ridicule; derision; sneer; an act manifesting contempt.

Fools make a mock at sin. Prov.14.

What shall be the portion of those who make a mock at every thing sacred?

1. Imitation; mimicry. [Little used.]

MOCK, a. False, counterfeit; assumed; imitating reality, but not real.

That superior greatness and mock majesty--

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