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Definitions for babbitt
ˈbæb ɪtbab·bitt
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Princeton's WordNet
Babbitt metal, babbittverb
an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction
babbittverb
line with a Babbitt metal
Wiktionary
Babbittnoun
A person who subscribes complacently to materialistic middle-class ideals
Etymology: Named for American inventor Isaac Babbitt (1799–1862)
Webster Dictionary
Babbittverb
to line with Babbitt metal
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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".
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BABBITT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Babbitt is ranked #6395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Babbitt surname appeared 5,320 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Babbitt.
89% or 4,736 total occurrences were White.
4.2% or 225 total occurrences were Black.
2.7% or 148 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.8% or 100 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.4% or 79 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 32 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of babbitt in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of babbitt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of babbitt in a Sentence
Babbitt didn't even see him there, ashli Babbitt didn't even know that there was a gun being drawn at her. She would have never jumped through the damn window if she would have known that. Ashli Babbitt was murdered that day.
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