cliquishness

• Nom désignant la tendance à ne fréquenter qu'un groupe restreint et fermé, avec une certaine exclusivité ou esprit de coterie.

A noun referring to the tendency to associate exclusively with a select, often exclusive, group of people.

indénombrable

1. Exclusive group behaviorC1formal

   The tendency to form or associate only with a small, exclusive group of people, often excluding others.

   esprit de clan

   • The cliquishness of the senior staff made new employees feel unwelcome.
   • Her cliquishness prevented her from making friends outside her immediate circle.
   • The school's culture of cliquishness was criticized by parents and teachers alike.

   Synonymesclannishnessexclusivenessinsularityparochialismsectarianism

   Antonymesopennesssociability