babbittˈbæb ɪt
babbitt (n)
English Definitions:
Babbitt metal, babbitt (verb)
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
babbitt (verb)
line with a Babbitt metal
Babbitt (Noun)
A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals
Babbitt
Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt is one of Lewis’s best-known novels and was influential in the decision to award him the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. The word "Babbitt" entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards".
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