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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bab•bitt (bab′it),USA pronunciation n. - MetallurgySee Babbitt metal.
- Metallurgya bearing or lining of Babbitt metal.
adj. - Metallurgypertaining to or made of Babbitt metal.
v.t. - Metallurgyto line, face, or furnish with Babbitt metal.
- short for Babbitt metal 1900–05
- Biographical Irving, 1865–1933, U.S. educator and critic.
- Biographical Milton Byron, born 1916, U.S. composer.
- (italics) a novel (1922) by Sinclair Lewis.
- (often l.c.) a self-satisfied person who conforms readily to conventional, middle-class ideas and ideals, esp. of business and material success;
Philistine: from the main character in the novel by Sinclair Lewis.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: babbitt /ˈbæbɪt/ vb - (transitive) to line (a bearing) or face (a surface) with Babbitt metal or a similar soft alloy
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Babbitt /ˈbæbɪt/ n - US derogatory a narrow-minded and complacent member of the middle class
Etymology: 20th Century: after George Babbitt, central character in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair LewisˈBabbittry n |