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- Dictionaryclan·nish/ˈklaniSH/
adjective
- 1. (of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group: derogatory "they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners"
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The meaning of CLANNISH is of or relating to a clan. How to use clannish in a sentence.
adjective. disapproving uk / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / us / ˈklæn.ɪʃ / Add to word list. used to describe members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excluding. acid-free. apart. aside. bar none idiom. barring. exclude someone/something from something.
adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish: the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club. Synonyms: narrow, aloof, distant, snobbish, exclusive. imbued with or influenced by the sentiments, prejudices, or the like, of a clan. clannish.
used to describe members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the group. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Excluding. acid-free. apart. aside. bar noneidiom. barring. exclude someone/something from something. excluding. exclusion from something. exclusionary. freeze. negative.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clan. 2. inclined to associate exclusively with the members of one's own group; cliquish. the clannish behavior of the original members of the country club. 3. imbued with or influenced by the sentiments, prejudices, or the like, of a clan.
Clannish means of or characteristic of a clan, or inclined to associate exclusively with one's own group. Find the origin, usage, and examples of clannish and related words in this online dictionary.
Definitions of clannish. adjective. resembling a large extended family, especially in tending to stick together or have the same opinions. “ clannish loyalty” synonyms: joint. united or combined. adjective. tending to associate only with people of a similar background and not with those considered inferior.
