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noun

clannishness n.

A tendency to associate with only a select group.

Synonyms: cliquishness, exclusiveness.

A tendency to associate with only one's own clan; the propensity to display the sentiments, habits, and prejudices of one's own clan.

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Etymology of 'Clannishness'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Clannishness" Quotes from Famous Books

... seek to form purposive societies and associations, exemplified as well in a boys' athletic club, in a church sewing circle, in a lodge of free and accepted masons, as in a "league of elect surds."[126] If "clannishness" is the outcome, it must be accepted only as the necessary consequence of the infirmity of the deaf, in the practical affairs of life such men being bound to seek out and associate with others of like condition. By the deaf themselves it is claimed that the good ...

— The Deaf - Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their - Education in the United States • Harry Best

Words linked to "Clannishness" : cliquishness, snobbishness, snobbism, snobbery, clannish, exclusiveness